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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2914441, member: 84179&quot;]Recessed areas of the die show up as raised areas on the coin.&nbsp; So if grease or debris fill parts of the die, those areas will be missing from the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there is a raised area of metal on the coin where it&#039;s not supposed to be, that usually means that there is an material Missing from the die.&nbsp; I.e., a die chip. (could also be other things like scratches and gouges for example, but that&#039;s a diff. subject)</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the OP&#039;s coin shows raised areas where there shouldn&#039;t be any, in this case,&nbsp; they were caused by die chips.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps clarify things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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