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<p>[QUOTE="FreezerBurn, post: 727838, member: 17848"]I agree. I suspect the <b>I</b> has broken off and the remnants have been flattened and mishapened to produce the wide slanted <b><i>I. </i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I do not know how these coins are minted so cannot say for sure. If it's a one-step process that stamps obverse, reverse and edge in one step the collar has had a character break off and distort. If it's a two-step process like the US Presidential Dollars the dies used to impart the security edge have lost the <b>I</b>. Two different ways for it to happen with the same result. The result is a minor error and has little value unless you can assemble a series of coins showing the progression from normal <b>I</b> to wide slanted <i><b>I</b></i> and beyond to possible failure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FreezerBurn, post: 727838, member: 17848"]I agree. I suspect the [B]I[/B] has broken off and the remnants have been flattened and mishapened to produce the wide slanted [B][I]I. [/I][/B] [B][/B] I do not know how these coins are minted so cannot say for sure. If it's a one-step process that stamps obverse, reverse and edge in one step the collar has had a character break off and distort. If it's a two-step process like the US Presidential Dollars the dies used to impart the security edge have lost the [B]I[/B]. Two different ways for it to happen with the same result. The result is a minor error and has little value unless you can assemble a series of coins showing the progression from normal [B]I[/B] to wide slanted [I][B]I[/B][/I] and beyond to possible failure.[/QUOTE]
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