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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 7841873, member: 19165&quot;]Not necessarily. It depends on how deep the elements are. This abrasion is to the fields - which are the highest points of the die. In the area on your coin, the surrounding elements are pretty high relief, comparatively, so it would take a *deep* abrasion to affect them. In the article linked, it shows an abrasion around Washington&#039;s eye, which is a very low relief portion of the design.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bigger key here is the series of deep gouges which go *under* the design elements. That implies this was something affecting the surface of the die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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