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Message:: [QUOTE="Pennywise4040, post: 24693192, member: 146540"]The rear of the coin shows evidence of a grease strike through.1) "e pluribus u" is more unclear than "num". Each letter becomes progressively more defined with the beginning of the motto being nearly invisible.2) The first and last letters of "UNITED STATES" are weak with stronger letters in the center.  Both are evidence of a strike through on the reverse. The front could be a very severe strike through. The fact that there is evidence of strike through on the reverse makes it more likely the obverse could also have been struck through grease. The weight is the evidence against a strike through. It's lost a lot of weight and this points towards wear and/or other damage. I don't think you will ever know for sure but I'd say there's a 60% chance it's a strike through and 40% chance it's wear and damage.[/QUOTE]