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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtlee321, post: 2541781, member: 73983&quot;]I bought this 1930 Buffalo Nickel on eBay because of two factors.&nbsp; 1. Was the color and 2. Was because of what is going on on the obverse of the coin.&nbsp; Examining it in hand, the surface looks like missing metal in a large swath across the obverse.&nbsp; What could cause this?&nbsp; My thoughts were of a possible large thin detached lamination, but there is luster present within the affected area.&nbsp; So I thought maybe it&#039;s die deterioration, but that does not quite make sense to me either.&nbsp; Could it be a strike though of some sort or possibly improper annealing that did not soften the planchet enough prior to striking?&nbsp; If that&#039;s what happened, then how does there appear to be a &quot;shadow&quot; of the main front feather?&nbsp; I am wanting to expand my knowledge and I know there are a lot of bright minds in here.&nbsp; So what say you?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]544806[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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