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<p>[QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 902148, member: 19748"]Kanga,</p><p><br /></p><p>That curve you are seeing at the bottom of the tail on the 9 is a die chip/break. I'm currently searching some rolls of '55-S and 56-D Cents and have seen several examples like this in various states of breaking. The break seems to always trail off towards the mint mark. I suppose that as the die is worn down over time, this area is weaker than others because of the proximity of the bottom of the nine with the mint mark and the pressure from the strikes weakens it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 902148, member: 19748"]Kanga, That curve you are seeing at the bottom of the tail on the 9 is a die chip/break. I'm currently searching some rolls of '55-S and 56-D Cents and have seen several examples like this in various states of breaking. The break seems to always trail off towards the mint mark. I suppose that as the die is worn down over time, this area is weaker than others because of the proximity of the bottom of the nine with the mint mark and the pressure from the strikes weakens it.[/QUOTE]
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