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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2951803, member: 84179&quot;]The 74-D is most likely due to die polishing.&nbsp; The mint employees may have been trying to polish out a clash.&nbsp; Dies are basined (slightly cup shaped) to help push the metal towards the edges when striking so the most likely area to show a clash - assuming the die was properly aligned - is the center.&nbsp; Look at enough coins and you&#039;ll find some that show remnants of the pillars next to Lincoln</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at your 63-D.&nbsp; There are a lot of hits and nicks on both the obverse and reverse.&nbsp; Many times, when a coin exhibits a lot of circulation damage, there is a very good chance that any anomaly you see is due to that damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are convinced that you have something, in spite of the feedback, I would strongly recommend checking <a href="http://www.varietyvista.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.varietyvista.com/</a> or <a href="http://doubleddie.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com</a> .&nbsp; This should be the first places you should check, then post any questions.&nbsp; Plus, if you take the time to study the pics, you&#039;ll get a much better understanding of Doubling vs Machine Doubling vs die deterioration.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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