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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2444886, member: 24314&quot;]Feed fingers would have gouged the struck coin.&nbsp; These are original and INTO the coin (if Sheila is correct and they are not raised).&nbsp; They look raised to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>They were on the face of the die (go under the letters).&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet they were on the planchet as I don&#039;t believe wide marks like this are made by any tool used to polish a die.&nbsp; When dies show this type of mark coming from the letters they are called &quot;trail dies&quot; but these do not appear to come from anything.&nbsp; Using just photos to determine their source, you have a neat mystery coin.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit:&nbsp; Guess it is an abraded die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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