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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8269424, member: 105571&quot;]I&#039;m not familiar enough with the Overton varieties to know if this one is noted for weak strikes or worn dies but I don&#039;t think this coin is suffering from the latter.&nbsp; As you noted, it has some very nice remaining details in many, maybe most, areas of both sides.&nbsp; So, it&#039;s probably not an overall weak strike.&nbsp; It is only in the areas I noted where the details are weak due to wear or other reasons.&nbsp; How could those areas be much weaker than other areas which are normally equally susceptible to wear?&nbsp; Well, that is usually caused by one or both dies being bulged so that the bulged areas of the die are deeper than normal, inhibiting the flow of metal into those areas so that you get a localized weak area of strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could be all wet on this so maybe the more experienced hands would like to comment?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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