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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 308055, member: 1859&quot;]Gas bubbles are not a manifestation of die deterioration.&nbsp; They indicate a loose bond in the plating that is revealed during the strike.&nbsp; On off-center strikes with this error, the gas bubbles or blisters are present only on the struck part of the coin.&nbsp; Evidently the heat generated by the strike creates enough gas expansion to push up the plating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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