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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2170583, member: 73165&quot;]Possibilities I see (in order of likelihood):</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Puttied and whizzed</p><p>2. Die struck fake, dies created from genuine 1884CC VAM 10, early die state</p><p>3. Misleading picture of genuine 1884 CC</p><p>4. Genuine PL 1884 CC</p><p><br /></p><p>And, of course, the one that is on this list in a theoretical sense only:</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Genuine 1884 CC proof.&nbsp; (Such a thing does exist, but it so rare it shouldn&#039;t be considered a possibility without having certified the coin.&nbsp; Besides, the rims don&#039;t look quite right.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The slightly funky MM supports theories 1 and 2 (possibly 3).&nbsp; Weird surfaces support #1, #3 and possibly 2.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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