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Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/10/2010 11:23 pm What causes the pigtail to disappear like this? Report this Post to the Staff

steve199 Pillar of the Community United States 1882 Posts	Posted 02/10/2010 11:32 pm Grease Filled Die is my guess...and only a guess it is. Report this Post to the Staff
schmidty Pillar of the Community United States 677 Posts	Posted 02/10/2010 11:32 pm I don't know about the pig-tail, but I see you hit 100 posts! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/10/2010 11:38 pm More than likely caused by an overabraded die because the remaining detail is the deepest part of the die on the ponytail. A Grease Filled Die tends to create isolated and random weakness while over abrasion will create specific areas of weakness such as the nose on this Merc- Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/10/2010 11:47 pm Bio. What do you mean "overbraded?" Polished to much? And thanks Schmidty. I didn't even notice till now. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/11/2010 5:28 pm Yes, overabraded is more or less interchangeable with die polishing only to a more excessive extent. An overabraded die was the cause of the 3-legged Buffalo nickel(not that my Merc compares to that) Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/11/2010 7:06 pm So then Bio. That means that just like your dime,there should have been a few struck that appear the same like the 3 legged buffalo correct? Report this Post to the Staff
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