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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 3554793, member: 77639"]Yeah, that's pretty much true. However, I've seen coins with planchet laminations in details holders or body bags (PCGS code 83); also seen them with 65 grades too (another pattern, J-1749 !).</p><p><br /></p><p>For this coin though, the marks appear to be grooves (scratches) which would probably been acquired after striking. If the marks were due to die scratches or cracks, they should be ridges on the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 3554793, member: 77639"]Yeah, that's pretty much true. However, I've seen coins with planchet laminations in details holders or body bags (PCGS code 83); also seen them with 65 grades too (another pattern, J-1749 !). For this coin though, the marks appear to be grooves (scratches) which would probably been acquired after striking. If the marks were due to die scratches or cracks, they should be ridges on the coins. Cal[/QUOTE]
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