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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2241803, member: 19165"]Clashing is very common on these, and most other small coins. Congrats on a find which has apparently got you quite excited. </p><p><br /></p><p>The "broken nose" is also extremely common. The die polish has moved a significant amount of metal, such that the fields are now lower than they were before (that is, on the coin they appear higher). Almost all series will exhibit some form of this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2241803, member: 19165"]Clashing is very common on these, and most other small coins. Congrats on a find which has apparently got you quite excited. The "broken nose" is also extremely common. The die polish has moved a significant amount of metal, such that the fields are now lower than they were before (that is, on the coin they appear higher). Almost all series will exhibit some form of this.[/QUOTE]
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