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2009-S nickel over polishing die
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Here's this coin missing the bars on Monticello. Had this coin for quite some time ,didn't know this until a day ago. Pretty cool. 

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   Proof dies by their nature are highly polished, which often results in the loss of some lower relief detail. I've never heard of anyone placing any value on this characteristic or seeking out such pieces. That doesn't mean that you can't find it interesting! (I often prefer to buy the "uncirculated" versions of modern mint commemoratives, as they may show more fine detail than the proofs, as well as usually having lower mintages.)

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