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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GeorgeM, post: 26161879, member: 28550&quot;]Since this would be a Soviet counterfeit, the placement of the mintmark likely doesn&#039;t follow US mint standard. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure how many different dies the Soviets used - my understanding is that fewer than 50 of these have been identified in the last century. The only other one I&#039;ve seen has a standard placement. </p><p><br /></p><p>The suspicion is that many legitimate dates may have also been counterfeited. Since whoever made these made them in VG to F condition, they likely wouldn&#039;t get even a second glance in common dates.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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