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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cascade, post: 2333048, member: 75984&quot;]Well, first off, thanks for the compliment insider. But when it comes to threads like this, especially with such tightly cropped photo of one area, the best we can do is guess. And my guess is an educated one from what is presented mixed with experience.</p><p>There are really only 3 basic things that could have happened to the mm here. Either both mm posts on the die broke off then circulation smoothed it down to a &quot;blob&quot; OR the mm took a few major ding hits that pushed the raised metal around then circulation smoothed it down to a &quot;blob&quot;. As well as a third option of a heavily worn out mm punch being used. These are not cooked up wacky theories. They are educated guesses which, with the evidence presented, is all we can do. Now, as for being a vlds die, look at the denticles. And being a vlds coin, this plays to the first theory of broken posts or of an overused mm punch over localized hits that pushed the metal... And remember, what you don&#039;t see can actually be just as important as what you do see in some cases <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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