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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 1821512, member: 42727&quot;]Verdigris is a chemical reaction on the coin.&nbsp; It generally turns green.&nbsp; It looked like there were some green spots on the Peace Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure someone can explain High Relief better than I can, but in lay men&#039;s terms I&#039;ll give it a try.&nbsp; The Peace Dollars original design had high relief and it was difficult to mint.&nbsp; The difference in height between the fields (lowest point) and the highest point on the coin, generally her hair above the ears and on the reverse the eagle&#039;s feathers are the high points.&nbsp; The gap was just too much for the dies to completely mint the coin.&nbsp; They added pressure to the minting process and the dies were breaking.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure there were other things going on as well, but I&#039;m trying to give you the 30K feet view.&nbsp; That&#039;s why the hair above the ears on Peace dollars is rarely complete.&nbsp; So for 1922 they reduced this gap and were able to produce the coin; however, there is still a problem with getting a complete strike.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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