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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 4582455, member: 84179&quot;]Responding to a new question on an older thread...</p><p><br /></p><p>The top 7 and 5 on the OPs coin took a hit and flattened some of the features. That caused the 5 too look tilted, but it&#039;s not</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, consider how dies are made.&nbsp; A master hub is used to make master dies. Master dies are used to make working hubs, and finally a working hub is used to make multiple working dies, one of which struck your coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t recall exactly, but the date is added at the master die or working hub stage (can somebody confirm the step??).&nbsp; It IS NOT added to the individual working dies that strike the coin.&nbsp; So, any tilted digit or letter would show up on multiple dies and therefore, lots and lots of coins and not likely to remain undiscovered for decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this explanation helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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