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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 158592, member: 1859&quot;]I think it is more likely that the reverse was removed outside the mint by some kind of coarse mechanical scraping action.&nbsp; The striations seem a bit wider than normal.&nbsp; Also the featureless reverse face meets the edge of the coin at a sharp right angle; this is also not a typical pattern.&nbsp; The absence of striations over much of the reverse is also not typical.&nbsp; Finally, and perhaps most telling, at a weight of 2.5 grams we&#039;re talking about a relatively thin layer detaching after the strike.&nbsp; This should have left a blurred, raised version of the reverse design behind.&nbsp; The totality of the evidence strongly indicates post-strike alteration.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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