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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 02/19/2013 12:56 pm No error or variety, just a question on the cut / strike of the letters. On the 1826 bust half the letters especially on the bottom have a sharpness to them. Almost looks like if one took a chisel and made a clean sharp cut. The color is close to a gleaming silver....It really shows on the word United. I have never seen this before as most letters are rounded from circulation & wear.....Any ideas ? This picture shows the bottom of the letters with the sharp angle cut and shiny surface... Edited by D 02/19/2013 12:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/19/2013 2:25 pm I'm seeing a relatively fresh die which sustained a crack early in its' usage. This is what I expect from a nicely-struck Bustie. Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 02/19/2013 3:26 pm .....Thanks SsuperDdave... A fresh new die is one thing I didn't think of...That explains the sharpness.. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/19/2013 3:47 pm Thinking more about it, I see striations coming from the tips of some of the letters - the T, E and S particularly - so the die isn't all that new but the strike is excellent. The deep parts of the die won't wear like the edges of the letters will. Report this Post to the Staff
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