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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7633127, member: 24314&quot;]GH#75, posted: &quot;The rev is actually notorious for having strong strikes. Its the obverse that is notorious for weak strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for how it can wear down on one side only, it happens. There are plenty of ways it can happen. Like one side gets damaged really bad and it gets re-worn down. Or it spent some time in a dryer, if you&#039;ve ever seen a dryer coin. One side stays normal/intact, and the other gets worn down. Then if it gets back in circulation, it gets worn down even more so you can&#039;t tell it was once in a dryer. The other side looks less worn.</p><p>Thats just one scenario I can thought of.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">No need to think of all the possibilities when three words describe why the reverse looks this way...<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 51)">VERY WORN DIE</span>.</span> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>norantyki, posted: &quot;I think the porosity <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">[?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />?]</span> of the reverse <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">[look up the word you used</span>], and the fact that the coin doesn&#039;t retain an original patina speak to this being uneven wear [<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">A little of this is quite possible</span>]/ PMD [<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">No, worn dies and circulation wear are not PMD</span>]. Although, granted, there are variations in the quality of strike of obv / rev, the aforementioned indicators, paired with the drastic difference between the two indicate that more is at play [<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />] here than original strike quality.[<span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">Actually, if you study the images above you will see that nothing is involved except normal wear to a coin struck from a worn die].</span>&nbsp; <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">Often a simple answer is the best and no more.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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