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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3071228, member: 19463&quot;]Sometimes a very similar coin was issued for many years and the early/late ones might be separated by such changes as the incuse punch design.&nbsp; A few of these seem random and rough but many have a pattern that shows what the mint considered appropriate at the time.&nbsp; A thorough study of a particular long term issue might allow placing all these punches in an order just as a study would sequence the obverse design style.&nbsp; Some of this work has been done for some issues; some waits for an interested student.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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