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SORRY FOR ALL QUESTIONS.NEW AT THIS.CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY ALL THE LETTERS LOOK LARGER AND SOME ARE FILLED IN

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It's a very deteriorated die. Each time a die strikes a coin, the die suffers a small amount of wear. Over tens and hundreds of thousands of strikes, the die erodes away significantly, and accumulates chips and cracks creating artifacts like the blobby appearance of this dime.
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VLDS. Very Late Die State
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, lennyh!

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The coin looks plated or remaufactured and etched in my opinion
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The members of CCF are great in answering questions with knowledgeable answers based on their experience. We allyou. Hope you can learn from all.
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