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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 3753714, member: 19250&quot;]One really ask themselves what the heck was going on at the mint.</p><p>Perfect example the 1847 /7 lg.cent </p><p>The underlying 7 is no where anything being used on a&nbsp; US minted coin as such time. The same for this S the font is totally different than the primary mm . And think about it where else have you seen this script or font? </p><p>We&#039;re these errors or done as a test,&nbsp; or a joke? </p><p>Who controled the punches? And dies??</p><p>Maybe a test die....repurposed to retire a broken die? </p><p>As I have learned to attribute by die marriages it has made me appreciate more any data kept on record for the nu her of dies used.</p><p>Some years there are no records kept...thus leading you guessing at times of marriages and remarriages.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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