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killians76 Pillar of the Community United States 986 Posts	Posted 10/09/2008 7:05 pm would this be an extra claw? *Edited to put image in post* Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/09/2008 11:06 pm It appears to be a die chip, albeit well placed. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 10/10/2008 08:11 am Just a small die chip. That's all. Design features on coins are not a coin to coin thing. The design used to make coins comes from a single master - so having an 'extra claw' in the design of a coin is not possible unless the master engraving was changed after production started, in which case there would be millions of coins of the 'extra claw' variety. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 10/10/2008 11:12 pm Die chips are common between details on coins that are as close as these claws are. Small pieces of the die are prone to breaking and falling away between what would be the depressions in the die that would become claws on a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
LilBlue New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 10/13/2008 06:57 am I have 4 Alaska quarters. 3 of them have this chip. Coincidence? Report this Post to the Staff
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