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Message:: [QUOTE="brinssig, post: 2886492, member: 12147"]Thought I replied to your question so I will try again. A few things had me doubting the coins authenticity. One thing is the mintmark does not look exactly like other examples I have seen even though it is in exactly the right position for a VAM 59. The mintmark does not look exactly alike on some examples I have seen so that does not concern me as much. I was also concerned because some areas of the fourth star are brighter than the rest of the star. Also, I wanted to make sure that the line in front of the eye is part of the die and not a scratch someone added on later to make the coin look like a VAM 59. I had the coin checked out and it looks like the line in front of the eye is something occurring from the die and not a scratch someone added to the coin so I think that pretty much confirms the coin is a VAM 59 since VAM World says the scratch in front of the eye is unique to VAM 59. As for the white areas on the star those are probably from how the coin was struck. Messydesk had also mentioned that the mint was constantly repairing the fourth star on the die. (Cited from: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/microscope-or-jewelers-loup.304505/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/microscope-or-jewelers-loup.304505/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/microscope-or-jewelers-loup.304505/</a>)[/QUOTE]