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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 3061868, member: 18157&quot;]I found this coin quite curious.</p><p><br /></p><p>The [DIME] clash marks are incused...and show in the incused designs on the Obverse. The higher surrounding fields needed to press into the opposing die very strongly to make the incused designs to appear. The clash marks were &quot;nearly&quot; all polished off in the Obverse fields, but not in the incused designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, if the clash marks were polished off in the reverse fields (as on the Obverse), why are there no clash marks in the incused designs on the Reverse...as on the Obverse?</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps I&#039;m just showing my ignorance about clash marks...but I wanted to see the coin more closely so I can understand what&#039;s going on. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a riddle wrapped in an enigma![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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