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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3503528, member: 24633"]Well, I've been waiting for just the right thread to use my 35,000th post, and this will be about as close as I can get. I have my doubts about this being a strikethrough because the line along which the two colors meet just seems to be too perfectly matched, but there are a couple of spots that I think gives this away and those are the area along the jaw and another area next to the ear. If you look closely at the jaw, there are a few "dings" grouped together and just below them is an area which reminds me of paint "bleeding" beneath a strip of tape, as you might see when someone is painting a wall along a different color. Note that the copper color at this spot appears faded or lighter than the rest. Also, the "inverted vee-shape" (^) to the right of the ear appears to be lighter in color at the apex of the vee, and I don't think this would happen if this were a real strikethrough of a strip of copper. Joe, if you are the person who bought this coin, I will be anxious to see the photos of the edge. Perhaps they will give us an idea about what caused this anomaly. Chris[/QUOTE]