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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 3196247, member: 20480&quot;]Contrary to what most likely think, and possibly even contrary to what the holder says, I believe this is a strike through grease.&nbsp; Why would one make such a claim, you might ask?</p><p><br /></p><p>Because the surfaces of the planchet are flat and parallel before strike.&nbsp; Since the dies are square to the planchet when they leave an impression on the coin, ALL of the letters in the motto &quot;IN GOD WE TRUST&quot; should have been impressed to nearly the same depth by the obverse die, yet it appears they were not. Some change in depth can be attributed to the distance the letters are from the center of the coin, but they should disappear more graduially than they appear to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if all letters in the motto are impressed on the coin, and it just doesn&#039;t appear that way in the photo, I take back everything I wrote.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see what the holder says . . . and let&#039;s see better photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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