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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2923346, member: 84179&quot;]Not sure on this but don&#039;t want to dump it in the Die deterioration bucket just yet.&nbsp; There looks like there may light polish lines around the area, in addition to the die crack.&nbsp; The lines don&#039;t look like the linear plating blisters found on a lot of early zincs (The OP didn&#039;t say if this was copper or zinc)</p><p><br /></p><p>Putting together a few puzzle pieces, I&#039;m guessing the rev die may have clashed, and was polished, which washed out the initials.&nbsp; I&#039;m open to better explanations, but this may be a place to start.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stretching a bit; could the initials be mostly polished away and what we&#039;re seeing is a die chip or 2, particularly the F?&nbsp; It is close to the die cracks.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, it probably doesn&#039;t add any value, but it&#039;s different[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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