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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 3988807, member: 86305&quot;]I have been away a while working on other collections and just getting back to the Mountain.&nbsp; The first coin I touched wound up being a good one to study because it is an FS-101, but it is not an FS-101!</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin <a href="http://www.stonemountainhalf.com/21844655_62.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.stonemountainhalf.com/21844655_62.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.stonemountainhalf.com/21844655_62.html</a> received the FS-101 DDO designation from PCGS, but it shows how loose the definition for that variety can be.&nbsp; The FS-101 (official version) has some unique characteristics with special die cracks and die gouges.</p><p><br /></p><p>But this coin lacks those features.&nbsp; It does have the doubling of the date and STONE MOUNTAIN, but not in the usual way.&nbsp; It also has all 33 reverse stars visible and this is a rarity as the strike on this coin is rarely full or sharp.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050217[/ATTACH] </p><p>The coin also has a little color near the rim, but it seems to be either faded or just light.&nbsp; You can see more detail about the coin at the link above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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