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Message:: [QUOTE="Howard Black, post: 3558009, member: 97119"]Both of these came out of the same roll a week or so ago. They are in remarkably good condition, possibly the best I've seen come out of a bank roll. I don't even see any bag marks! They are very similar but not identical, and, the one on the left has a "warm" tint and the one on the right is so reflective that I would consider it to be proof-like or nearly so -- apart from the mushy strike. I am anticipating a flurry of "Die Deterioration!" ex-cathedra declarations, but for those so inclined, please try this little gedankenexperiment: Visualize a duck. Now, visualize water, pouring onto its back. While you're working on that, please excuse me as I continue with my thoughts. I have seen beaucoup coins suffering from a wide range of die deterioration, both in RL and online, but none have looked like these coins. Apart from that, it seems pretty clear to me that they have not they have not been in circulation for the past couple of years, so I think it's likely that they rolled out of a colletion (yeah, pun intended), or, are part of "The Great American Coin Hunt" (unless the Knitting Ladies in the bleachers are correct, and "they're just worth a nickel each -- spend 'em." [ATTACH=full]945828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]945829[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]