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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2512726, member: 66&quot;]In your close up picture of the area in question on the obverse you point out &quot;ledges&quot; in the field that are above the surface of the field.&nbsp; There is also that lump on the rim that is higher than the rest of the rim.&nbsp; If either of those had been present before the strike they would have been flattened down to the same level as the field and rim respectively.&nbsp; Also above the area in question you can see that the edge bulges outward so the coin is out of round in that area.&nbsp; Now the coin is struck in a close restraining collar (other photographs show that bulged area does have a reeded edge) so immediately after the strike that area could NOT have extended out into that out of round shape.&nbsp; All of these indicate that what ever caused this HAD to have occurred AFTER the strike.&nbsp; That makes it PSD (Post Strike Damage).&nbsp; Value is melt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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