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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsden, post: 1641048, member: 38010&quot;]Thank you for your expert knowledge on this!&nbsp; I could see that the relief levels had been &#039;recontoured&#039; a bit and that they would weigh differently, but not necessarily that the overall look was flattened.&nbsp; In fact, I may actually appreciate the later designs more.&nbsp; Just now I like them both equally, although I think the re-engraving looks sharper and more detailed.&nbsp; To be sure, though, I&#039;d need similarly MS examples of both to compare.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My theory is that the re-engraving was done intelligently (on the 50c anyway) so that the revised design wasn&#039;t less attractive overall than its predecessor.&nbsp; I compare with e.g. the 1921-22 Peace Dollar and the St. Gaudens $20.&nbsp; Those suffered dramatically (as I&#039;m sure you know) when the design relief was attenuated for practical reasons.&nbsp; Thanks again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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