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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 896647, member: 21705&quot;]I would think that would make more sense if yours was the earlier Die State. I&#039;m baffled.&nbsp; To reduce the coins lettering relief (to make the indentions) would require adding mass to the die and re-hardening (or re-anelling (sic)) it, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is something I usually rely on EAC to explain. Now the question in my mind is how to get one of the minting process specialists to take it on as a project like they did with the cutdown Large Cent (former NC-6 turned NC-7 if I remember correctly) which was made into a Half Cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK! I did a little research and this is my source:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.icollector.com/1796-NC-7-R8-Draped-Bust-with-Stemless-Wreath-PCGS_i8599227" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.icollector.com/1796-NC-7-R8-Draped-Bust-with-Stemless-Wreath-PCGS_i8599227" rel="nofollow">http://www.icollector.com/1796-NC-7-R8-Draped-Bust-with-Stemless-Wreath-PCGS_i8599227</a></p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, this was the Holmes Collection that icollector cataloged which I find extremely useful as an online resource on the Sheldon Varieties. </p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully,</p><p><br /></p><p>Marshall EAC #1799 (for the third time as my membership has been on again off again a couple of times)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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