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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 416228, member: 15445&quot;]<b>194x souvenir piece</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I believe that the 194x cent was damaged after it left the mint.&nbsp; It is difficult to see the coin in the photos.&nbsp; I would speculate that it was pressed into some bezel or 2-piece frame or souvenir piece.&nbsp; Alternately, it may have just been mutilated by some device like a machinist&#039;s vice.&nbsp; In the case of the vice, the goal may have been to press IGWT into a softer metal object and the 194x coin was sacrificed.&nbsp; This is all pure speculation on my part.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">It is not surprising to hear that the damage is on both sides.&nbsp; It is difficult to squeeze something if you only press on it from one side.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Best regards</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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