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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 4363794, member: 78244"]The understrikes were off-center on the obverse with no effect on the reverse nor the shape of the planchet. If it was genuine, then that would have meant that the obverse die had deflected 25° or so and then rotated 45° and then snapped back into place in between strikes. There are multiple dates visible, so the die would have to had to have been very wobbly.</p><p><br /></p><p>This seems highly improbable, and the understrikes look very unnatural. I say altered. Probably some glue was on the obverse and has broken away and rotated. At least the date area looks like glue[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 4363794, member: 78244"]The understrikes were off-center on the obverse with no effect on the reverse nor the shape of the planchet. If it was genuine, then that would have meant that the obverse die had deflected 25° or so and then rotated 45° and then snapped back into place in between strikes. There are multiple dates visible, so the die would have to had to have been very wobbly. This seems highly improbable, and the understrikes look very unnatural. I say altered. Probably some glue was on the obverse and has broken away and rotated. At least the date area looks like glue[/QUOTE]
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