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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1226297, member: 66&quot;]Typically yes it is since it is punched in by hand and hubbed into the die with a multi-ton press.&nbsp; Start with a die that has the mintmark weakly punched in to begin with, use it til near the end of its life so it is heavily worn, polish it extensively and the mintmark disappears.&nbsp; And you will find other weak areas as well from the polishing as well.&nbsp; By the end of the year many of the cent dies were being used well beyond their typical lifetimes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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