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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 2342473, member: 1859&quot;]Design creep is the term I use when referring to a flared die face.&nbsp; Abnormally soft die steel expands radially beyond the working face of the collar, leaving peripheral design elements hugging or cut off along the coin&#039;s edge.&nbsp; This die error has never been seen before on domestic coins.&nbsp; Its only other occurrence to my knowledge is on some fractional Euro coins.&nbsp; This is not die deterioration -- it is a unique die deformation error.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Rob&#039;s nickel the reverse die functioned as the hammer die.&nbsp; This die setup is normal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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