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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3852085, member: 56859"]I agree. Posting coins currently up for auction is a no-no. Wait until the auction is over and then talk about it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very interesting picture! I suspect the curved lines are from tap-tap-tapping of the graver during the gouging of the letters in the die. This particular engraver appears to have been rather timid with the tool, with each hammer strike or tap only removing a fraction of a millimeter of metal. I bet a newbie did this. A stronger hand (and sharper graver) would be used without such stop-starts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3852085, member: 56859"]I agree. Posting coins currently up for auction is a no-no. Wait until the auction is over and then talk about it. Very interesting picture! I suspect the curved lines are from tap-tap-tapping of the graver during the gouging of the letters in the die. This particular engraver appears to have been rather timid with the tool, with each hammer strike or tap only removing a fraction of a millimeter of metal. I bet a newbie did this. A stronger hand (and sharper graver) would be used without such stop-starts.[/QUOTE]
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