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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 406711, member: 11521&quot;]Toad,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Embossed mintmarks are relatively new. I think it was ANACS that discovered the first embossed MM on a Buffalo Nickel around 20 years ago or so. Embossed MMs are used mainly on coins with smooth edges because it is easier to hide the damage to the edge on a smooth surface than on an edge with reeding.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The traditional way of adding mintmarks is to solder or glue the MM to the coin. The added MMs can be make of a variety of materials from the proper metal for the coin to lead. Some added MMs were cast in a mold and others were shaved off a genuine coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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