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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Biancasdad, post: 1370175, member: 35790&quot;]If you check out this link, and scroll down a bit you will see a very good explanation regarding &quot;punch marks&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The short answer is that they were created during the preparation of the flan for striking. Likely a tool was used to hold the flan in place as it was rotated in a circular motion to make it easier to shave the edges of the flan to the right dimensions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>-Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/grading/flan.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/grading/flan.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/grading/flan.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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