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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 8160966, member: 84179&quot;]The mint doesn&#039;t punch individual letters into working working dies.&nbsp; The mint uses a 4 step process to make dies</p><p><br /></p><p>* a master hub is made that has all the letters and devices. Currently the mint makes a new master hub every year, but historically a master hub would last for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>* the master hub is used to make master dies</p><p>* master dies make working hubs</p><p>* Working hubs making working dies</p><p>* working dies strike coins</p><p><br /></p><p>The letters in LIBERTY are on the Master hub, so if they used an incorrect letter, all 1980 cents would have it[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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