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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2139678, member: 19250&quot;]Broken&nbsp; reverse hub IIb, as for the other&nbsp; hubs it was how they were scribed . Again remember&nbsp; that&nbsp; shields were thicker smaller diameter&nbsp; and hard alloy. Plus they were in uncharted&nbsp; waters. As half dimes were in silver .900 .100 copper. Thus a softer strike somewhat&nbsp; the clashes&nbsp; were because they were so thin.</p><p>Going from a silver alloy&nbsp; to nickel/copper for a 5 cent coin was new to the mint. They needed coinage for commerce&nbsp; as well as something&nbsp; people would use and not hoard. Another thought&nbsp; is that 5 cents was a lot of money in that time frame. Most men didn&#039;t&nbsp; even have a penny in their pocket.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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