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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 20133902, member: 24314&quot;]CoinCorgi, posted: &quot;But <b><u><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">I&#039;m an expert.</span></font></u></b> So I can&#039;t respond until Monday! Oh my!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, Oh my.&nbsp; IMO, it is doing a disservice to everyone to wait any longer for this expert to reply so...</p><p><br /></p><p>Both the color and shape of the dart-like mark are the giveaways.&nbsp; Note that the struck thru and the mark are light colored with a different surface than the rest of the coin.&nbsp; That&#039;s because those two areas did not touch the dies when the planchet was struck.&nbsp; In the case of the Strike Thru, there was a particle on the planchet that kept that area &quot;virgin.&quot;&nbsp; The dart-like mark is a <b>planchet flaw.</b>&nbsp; The mark was deep enough on the planchet that it was not struck out.&nbsp; It also has a &quot;virgin&quot; surface inside the depression.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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