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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1034085, member: 11521"]Could be a dropped mintmark. If that's the case that would be a VERY cool find. Let's hope Mike Diamond will pop in and give his expert opinion. </p><p> </p><p>For those that don't know, a dropped mintmark (or a dropped letter) occurs when grease fills the letter in the die and becomes hardened after numerous strikes. Eventually the hardened grease falls out of the die and if it lands on the planchet or the anvil die it (the dropped letter) will be pressed into the coin when the planchet is struck making an incuse letter. Very cool and very rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1034085, member: 11521"]Could be a dropped mintmark. If that's the case that would be a VERY cool find. Let's hope Mike Diamond will pop in and give his expert opinion. For those that don't know, a dropped mintmark (or a dropped letter) occurs when grease fills the letter in the die and becomes hardened after numerous strikes. Eventually the hardened grease falls out of the die and if it lands on the planchet or the anvil die it (the dropped letter) will be pressed into the coin when the planchet is struck making an incuse letter. Very cool and very rare.[/QUOTE]
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