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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 624791, member: 307"]it appears to me that the clearer the mint mark is, the lower the relief. In other words, it seems that all of the coins have a m/m from the same punch, but it is punched further into some dies than others. The clearer the m/m the shallower the punch went.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is pure speculation on my part, but it is what I see when I look at them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 624791, member: 307"]it appears to me that the clearer the mint mark is, the lower the relief. In other words, it seems that all of the coins have a m/m from the same punch, but it is punched further into some dies than others. The clearer the m/m the shallower the punch went. This is pure speculation on my part, but it is what I see when I look at them.[/QUOTE]
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