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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fred Weinberg, post: 2973705, member: 86437&quot;]Worn/overused dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>A common effect, especially on </p><p>Lincoln Cents in the 1940&#039;s &amp; 50&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>After striking a few hundred thousand</p><p>coins or so, with about 65-70 tons of </p><p>pressure, you get this effect on the dies</p><p>themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>More of an anomaly than an error, and they</p><p>do not carry any numismatic error premium</p><p>to them- they&#039;re still easily found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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