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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vipergts2, post: 974514, member: 3881&quot;]A great group of pics and explainations. </p><p>&nbsp;Correct me if I am wrong, but it would be awfully hard to prove or disprove the theory since post mint scratches and plantchet marks would both lack mint luster. Platchet marks because the metal never flowed there and post mint contact marks would have dug through the luster.</p><p>&nbsp;By looking at how bad some of the plantchet marks are I would think it would be very easy for these marks to remain on the high points of the coin. More so in the weakly struck portions.</p><p>&nbsp;This should make for a lively disscusion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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