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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 2028331, member: 9270&quot;]I saw the flatness on the obverse also.</p><p>I strongly suspect that is a result of the trouble the Mint was having with the &quot;new&quot; coining metal (nickel alloy).</p><p>My understanding is that it took quite a while for the Mint to &quot;solve&quot; the difficulty.</p><p>If you see a soft strike on the obverse it&#039;s highly likely you will see problems with the &quot;III&quot; on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my only example from my type set.</p><p>It is graded PCGS MS-65.</p><p>Note that even though the &quot;III&quot; is fully struck the Obverse still appears &quot;soft&quot;.</p><p>And I recall seeing an MS-66 that wasn&#039;t this good.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.dcderoo.com/3-1888-o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.dcderoo.com/3-1888-r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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