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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 24893021, member: 1859&quot;]It the material lies above the level of the surrounding metal, it may well have been deposited after the coin left the Mint.&nbsp; Then again, struck-in material can lift up after the strike, so that observation is not definitive.&nbsp; Struck in matter is generally surrounded by a narrow fissure, something that is not present here.&nbsp; But if the matter is exceptionally thin, a fissure might not develop.&nbsp; Another ambiguous observation.&nbsp; If any of the material has been lost, there should be a shallow depression beneath the missing layer.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t see any areas where this has happened.&nbsp; Right now, it&#039;s not clear whether this is an error.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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