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<p>[QUOTE="foundinrolls, post: 817294, member: 4350"]It's a clashed die. When the dies clash, design elements can transfer from one die to another. The orientation of the clash will be upside down and backwards as that is the effect of the way the dies are oriented in a coining press. So what you are actually looking at is the line of the reverse die that forms the top of Washington's head, as it appears on the obverse die after the two dies clashed.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not an unusual occurrence but some folks will pay a slight premium if a die clash was a strong one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="foundinrolls, post: 817294, member: 4350"]It's a clashed die. When the dies clash, design elements can transfer from one die to another. The orientation of the clash will be upside down and backwards as that is the effect of the way the dies are oriented in a coining press. So what you are actually looking at is the line of the reverse die that forms the top of Washington's head, as it appears on the obverse die after the two dies clashed. It is not an unusual occurrence but some folks will pay a slight premium if a die clash was a strong one. Thanks, Bill[/QUOTE]
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