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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 2674041, member: 20480&quot;]As am I . . . </p><p><br /></p><p>If both sides were rotated exactly 180 degrees apart (normal coin rotation), I could accept the identical strengths and weaknesses of strike.&nbsp; However, because the sides are rotated approximately 60 degrees out of coin alignment, I would expect the resultant detail on each side to be distinctly different from the other because of differences in direction of flowing planchet metal based on different paths of least resistance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I strongly suspect this coin is a very deceptive alteration that went undetected in the grading room.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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