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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 3032250, member: 21705&quot;]It is possible I&#039;m seeing something behind the ear on the second coin that can be explained by pitting, but the die could collapse except for the areas mentioned. It is an unusual possibility, but not unimaginable. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is also possible something attached itself to the die causing a strike-through on more than one coin. Grease in the die may explain the open R which when removed allowed continued use of the reverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the hardest one to explain away is the catastophic damage right of the bust on both coins beyond the swelling of the bust typical on Die State III.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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