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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 2230471, member: 1859&quot;]I suspect this coin was struck with a conventional die setup (obverse die as hammer die).&nbsp; 1996 is rather early for inverted die setups in the Philadelphia Mint (Denver was the pioneer).&nbsp; So a collar scar would more likely be located on the reverse face.&nbsp; In any case, a collar scar is not always present in off-center strikes, so the key diagnostic is a design that is cut off on one or both faces.&nbsp; Collar scars can also be found on uncentered broadstrikes, so it&#039;s not a useful diagnostic for discriminating between uncentered broadstrikes and off-center strikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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