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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3786624, member: 84179&quot;]When you find an unusual coin and think it might be an error, the first question you need to ask is, &quot;how could that occur during the minting or die making process&quot;.&nbsp; It takes some time to learn and understand the production process, but you received a number of responses from people who are very knowledgeable with that topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it was die related, it would have to be raised on the die and that can&#039;t happen.&nbsp; If it was a dropped letter, it wouldn&#039;t be as sharp or deep, plus would need to match the size and shape of a letter on the coin.&nbsp; Plus it would not have displaced metal as your pics clearly show. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, it would be incredibly unlikely to be a mint experiment.&nbsp; Silver dollars have been researched by numismatists for decades (did you check out Vamworld yet?).&nbsp; Being a government agency, the mint kept lots of records and many of those have been available to researchers at the national archives, or recently through the Newman Numismatic Portal web site.&nbsp; Yet nothing has ever been found regarding mint counterstamps. </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why the experienced members have been telling you that you don&#039;t have anything special.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t guessing, and aren&#039;t trying to hurt your feelings, just telling you the truth to help you learn and grow in the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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