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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2321687, member: 24633"]Most often, I respect Dave's opinions, but this is one time that I have to disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>The marks on the "STAT" do not appear to be consistent with machine doubling. Note that the marks on both T's begin slightly below the junction of the crossbar and the vertical column, but they are sort of like an inverted and elongated teardrop. If it was MD, why didn't it begin at the very junction of the crossbar and the vertical column? Why are the "inverted teardrops" wide and somewhat rounded at the top while tapering to almost a point at the bottom? The same is true for the mark on the top of the "A". Why is it rounded at the top tapering to a point at the bottom.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, machine doubling can be insidious and take all kinds of forms, but so can random hits from an unknown object. Have you ever tied a small weight to a piece of cord and pulled it across the wooden ties of a railroad track? The weight hits a tie, jumps into the air, then hits the next tie, and so on and so on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2321687, member: 24633"]Most often, I respect Dave's opinions, but this is one time that I have to disagree. The marks on the "STAT" do not appear to be consistent with machine doubling. Note that the marks on both T's begin slightly below the junction of the crossbar and the vertical column, but they are sort of like an inverted and elongated teardrop. If it was MD, why didn't it begin at the very junction of the crossbar and the vertical column? Why are the "inverted teardrops" wide and somewhat rounded at the top while tapering to almost a point at the bottom? The same is true for the mark on the top of the "A". Why is it rounded at the top tapering to a point at the bottom. Yes, machine doubling can be insidious and take all kinds of forms, but so can random hits from an unknown object. Have you ever tied a small weight to a piece of cord and pulled it across the wooden ties of a railroad track? The weight hits a tie, jumps into the air, then hits the next tie, and so on and so on. Chris[/QUOTE]
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