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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1329291, member: 24633&quot;]Hey, moos! Welcome to the neighborhood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does the mark appear to have a slight bulge to it? If so, it may be the onset of a die break. You should know that the image of the cow (device) on the die is incuse (recessed) and the edge is like a canyon wall. Like with the canyon wall, breaks occur most often near the edge of the drop-off.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a lot of the CA SQ&#039;s where I saw slight bulges like this, and in one instance, I actually found a coin where the bulge became a full-blown die break. The photo attached is that of John Muir&#039;s hat on the CA SQ. I was searching a Mint bag and came across several that showed a slight bulge in the field just above the back of the brim, and then I found this one where the die metal had finally broken away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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