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ElmerFlick Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 3:25 pm I recently purchased a Peace dollar set and upon closer review of the coins I noticed the 1934 P has an odd area around the eagles head. It appears the die was ground/repolished - maybe to remove a die clash or gouge? - creating a raised area in the field. Anyone ever see anything this pronounced before? Thanks! Edited by ElmerFlick 02/15/2022 3:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff

-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8753 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 4:21 pm I did a closeup of your pic in that area. I'm not sure what you are saying is raised, all I see is what looks like a dark stain. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
ElmerFlick Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 4:30 pm It's not a stain. In this case my original picture does not fully convey what my eyes see. If you tilt the coin in the light, it is apparent that what appears to be a stain is actually a "plateau" of higher relief metal than the surrounding fields further away from the eagle. I'm not sure how I can better show this with a photo - maybe if I take another enlarged photo of the area at an angle it will make more sense. Look how it blots out the bottoms of the letters RIBUS. Edited by ElmerFlick 02/15/2022 4:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8753 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 4:49 pm Might be clear glue too, if it is raised. Yes an angle pic would be great! -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 5:01 pm The color makes it appear like something added to the coin. Die polishing wouldn't make the coin gray/black. I would say it looks very much like a stain. Report this Post to the Staff
ElmerFlick Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 5:35 pm I'll take an angled picture. The area is neither gray nor black. The apparent differences in color are due to light being reflected from different angles of the raised metal slopes. There is no glue on the coin. The whole area actually has the same color surface metal if the coin is rotated. The lighting is from a single source/direction and poor (my fault) and that is creating problems with perception. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2334 Posts	Posted 02/16/2022 05:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
AES Valued Member United States 452 Posts	Posted 02/16/2022 5:48 pm It almost looks like a stray rubber band got against it for some time from the picture. Report this Post to the Staff
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