It's damaged. See the flattened letters to the left of it.
contact/hits/circulation. I doubt it's a die chip - possible,
maybe, but with the hits all over the surface.....
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It's damaged. See the flattened letters to the left of it.
contact/hits/circulation. I doubt it's a die chip - possible,
maybe, but with the hits all over the surface.....
Yes, damage would be one. like to know if there is more to it than just that. reverse is interesting also.
Damage... and possible die chip in the Y .... Cheers, RickO
Here is a fun die break through LIBERTY

And while I opened a file here is just a fun LIBERTY....
