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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3534582, member: 84179&quot;]The raised areas that you see on your 57-D cent are due to displaced metal.&nbsp; If you look closely, you’ll see the gouges and digs on the surfaces that correspond with the raised areas.&nbsp; The mintmark also suffered a hit that displaced the copper, which gives the appearance of a RPM, but it isn’t.&nbsp; Copper is relatively soft, and it isn’t hard to push the metal above the minted surface when it’s hit with a sharp object.&nbsp; If you look at it with a 5X-10X loupe and rotate it through the light, the digs will be apparent. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the technical description of your coin would be “pecked to death by a chicken” <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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