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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silverhouse, post: 2320748, member: 29452&quot;]1880 S.&nbsp; The reverse has a black mark on it.&nbsp; A dealer at my LCS said most likely it&#039;s a burnt piece of ember from the old mint.&nbsp; He said back in those days the buildings were wooden and also very hot.&nbsp; Now and again hot pieces of burning ember would fall and sometimes land on the blank just ask it&#039;s struck therefore embedding it into the coin.&nbsp; He offered me eighty dollars for it, but I declined.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>1881 S.&nbsp; I think the reverse is a little PL.&nbsp; These were taken under natural light.&nbsp; You can&#039;t tell in these photos, but the coin on both sides has taken on a slight golden tone.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468975[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468977[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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