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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 7313521, member: 44106&quot;]It looks like the nose was flattened somehow and someone later tried to re-etch back in some rough lines to recreate the nose and lips...? Not sure if it was done over the ages or more recently to make the portrait look better...? That would be my guess. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cut marks along the nose and across the lips to re-establish the facial features are pretty clear. Not that that&#039;s necessarily a bad thing, it&#039;s just part of the timeline and story of this particular coin... gives it its own character, if you will...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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