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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2927569, member: 84179&quot;]SOmetimes it&#039;s hard to tell from pics.&nbsp; Is it raised or indented???&nbsp; Generally it looks like [USER=84865]@SF11Dude[/USER] takes decent pics.&nbsp; To me, the field seems lumpy and raised, as if some thick grease or other material was adhered to the die or planchet.&nbsp; The line through the N looks indented and that would be a strike through (maybe be a wire fragment).</p><p><br /></p><p>A simple explanation would be grease or some other clump of soft, thick material stuck to the die.&nbsp; Due to the high speed through put, who knows what other metal filings/fragments, cleaning bush wires and other assorted junk sticks to it as well.&nbsp; My comment regarding overthinking had to do with &quot;seeing&quot; block letters, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to go OCD on it, you&#039;ll get no criticism from me.&nbsp; Just remember, the 14th century English monk and philosopher William of Ockham once said (to paraphrase) , &quot;The simplest explanation is usually the correct explanation&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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