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<p>[QUOTE="R.Morgan, post: 4159592, member: 110665"]It seems to me that the holes were carefully spaced and drilled from the obverse through to the reverse. the other three holes were plotted to be in the flat field. Assuming that to be the case, the person drilling most likely would have measured and planned to drill all four holes over a flat field and avoid any details or raised lettering. Who would want to start a drill bit over a letter? If an 'S' was in that position, I suspect that when they measured for the holes, they would have rotated the coin a bit to avoid any lettering or uneven surfaces for starting the hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, this reasoning is based upon some assumptions, but it is worth considering. When I include the fact that less than 1 in 50 VDBs were from San Francisco, it makes me skeptical that it was a S.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="R.Morgan, post: 4159592, member: 110665"]It seems to me that the holes were carefully spaced and drilled from the obverse through to the reverse. the other three holes were plotted to be in the flat field. Assuming that to be the case, the person drilling most likely would have measured and planned to drill all four holes over a flat field and avoid any details or raised lettering. Who would want to start a drill bit over a letter? If an 'S' was in that position, I suspect that when they measured for the holes, they would have rotated the coin a bit to avoid any lettering or uneven surfaces for starting the hole. Granted, this reasoning is based upon some assumptions, but it is worth considering. When I include the fact that less than 1 in 50 VDBs were from San Francisco, it makes me skeptical that it was a S.[/QUOTE]
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