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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2733156, member: 84179&quot;]The weak area around the &quot;S&quot; is strike related.&nbsp; If you look on the obverse immediately opposite this area, you&#039;ll see Lincoln&#039;s shoulder.&nbsp; That area needs a lot of metal to flow into it so there isn&#039;t much to fill the letters if the striking pressure isn&#039;t high.&nbsp; You&#039;ll see this a lot on cents.&nbsp; The lines in the field above the memorial look raised in your pic.&nbsp; If they are, then they&#039;re due to die polish.&nbsp; If you look hard you may see some light remnants of clashing on the rev.&nbsp; Try looking between the pillars.&nbsp; Technically, the die scratches would be a mint induced defect, but adds no value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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