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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 444784, member: 1242&quot;]jeankay,</p><p><br /></p><p>The answer to your question is yes! The Philadelphia Mint produces quite a few Master Dies per year which are used to make many, many Master Hubs since they have to send Dies to both the San Francisco and Denver Mints. The Master Dies and Master Hubs should be 100% identical but I would bet that is not always the case! I would venture to say that when the Master Dies are produced, some polishing, grinding or other repairs are made when a flaw is found. This would also be the case with the Master Hubs and so on down to the Working Hubs. Also, we should no forget about subtle Design changes that the Mint may approve of to correct premature Die Failures which could also account for differences in Dies and coins minted with them. I should have thought more clearly and included these little tidbits in my previous reply and I am sorry that i did not!</p><p><br /></p><p>I would recommended writing to the San Francisco Mint and Philadelphia Mint to inquire if any design changes to the Dies were made that year to correct premature Die Failures.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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