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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 4863834, member: 66&quot;]The mint had the same problem with the three cent nickels that they did with the shield nickels.&nbsp; The hard planchets tore up the dies quickly and the die shop couldn&#039;t keep up with the demand for dies.&nbsp; So blundered dies or unfinished dies (improperly polished/basined that still showed the &quot;Longacre doubling&quot; on letters and devices) that wouldn&#039;t ordinarily have been used were pressed into service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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