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Minor errors plague Block Island quarters

Arrows point to areas of raised metal on the wings of the bird on the Block Island quarter. Metal flows into recessed areas in a die as the planchet is struck under great pressure. When a die chips or breaks, the affected area allows planchet metal to flow into the newly created space, leaving odd extra raised areas like these on the finished coin

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