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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samclemens3991, post: 10466992, member: 82181&quot;]I am a simple hobby guy.&nbsp; I get a new coin, I look in the guide books and I log whatever number matches.</p><p>My first thought when I spotted a piece of ribbon protruding from behind the rock Ms Liberty was sitting on was, &quot;Man , this is going to be the easiest match-up ever!&quot;</p><p>I can tell you sometimes finding a match can be a real pain.</p><p>Sometimes trying to match a common coin with numerous dies gets tedious.&nbsp; About the seventeenth time you see a description of &quot;Diagonal die scratch through left claw&quot;, you wonder if they were paying some jerk to just do that.</p><p>I looked through the guide books and could find 2 coins that were described as having reverse clash marks.&nbsp; No coins are described as having Obverse clash marks.</p><p>That is why I will send Mr Fortin a picture,(and hopefully be able to get close ups of the various pieces of ribbon and wreath) and with any luck he will know if it is important or not.</p><p>Things just have to wait though.&nbsp; It is Christmas time.</p><p>My daughter has 2 jobs and is getting a Master degree.</p><p>the coin is over 160 years old so it isn&#039;t like there is a deadline to meet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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