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<p>[QUOTE="ldhair, post: 2481841, member: 11540"]Long ago there was talk of folks that were good enough to go into the edge of a coin and raise a mintmark from the inside of the coin. Maybe just talk, I don't know.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I wanted a mintmark to add to a coin, I would probably use a mill to cut away anything raised on the coin that was in the way of shaving the mintmark off in one piece. With enough practice I could probably get really good at it. With the right equipment, most anything is possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ldhair, post: 2481841, member: 11540"]Long ago there was talk of folks that were good enough to go into the edge of a coin and raise a mintmark from the inside of the coin. Maybe just talk, I don't know. If I wanted a mintmark to add to a coin, I would probably use a mill to cut away anything raised on the coin that was in the way of shaving the mintmark off in one piece. With enough practice I could probably get really good at it. With the right equipment, most anything is possible.[/QUOTE]
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