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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 296173, member: 8247&quot;]OK, took at look at the coin under the stereoscope.&nbsp; What I thought were fine lines was just my eyes playing tricks on me.&nbsp; The coin is full of bag marks, but doesn&#039;t appear to be any evidence of abrasive cleaning.&nbsp; A lot of wear on the high points though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the fun part.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, both the 2 and 4 in the date have been clearly repunched.&nbsp; The four was originally too high almost touching the portrait and the 2 was just re-orientated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, which I can&#039;t seem to get a good enough scan of, there are die cracks all over this coin, especially on the reverse.&nbsp; They must have really used those dies until they fell apart.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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