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1 1871 half dime attribution guide (for EF and higher grade coins) by Clint Cummins draft This guide was developed by exhaustively checked images of 1871 half dimes from Heritage Auctions 2009 to 2016 (ha.com), Stacks-Bowers Auctions, PCGS Registry Sets / TrueView / CoinFacts images and a few other sources. Most coins were unattributed. All the quality photos help to make this attribution guide possible. A short procedure was developed for accurately classifying them, and photos of key markers for each die pair and significant die states were collected. The procedure identifies the most common varieties first, so the number of steps should be minimal. After presenting the procedure, we describe each die pair in detail, including rosters of the highest grade attributed examples. Attribution Procedure 1. Horizontal date position. Use the position of the 7 relative to the skirt pendant or bulla (vertical black line on each photo in the Date Position photo array on page 2). Drawing a line on your own photo usually requires that the photo be straightened by making a level line from the center of T in UNITED to between ER of AMERICA. However, the vertical line from the pendant intersects the rim between 2 dentils, so a line connecting these 2 points is an alternative to straightening. 2. Vertical date position. This is defined by whether the left 1 (aka L1) in the date is closer to the base or the dentils. It helps to identify Obverses 1-4 (slightly high and slightly low); the remainder are low. 3. Date angle. Level, uphill, slightly downhill helps distinguish between the low date obverses. Similarly, sometimes the left 1 (L1) or right 1 (R1) is closer to the dentils. 4. Open or closed D in UNITED. A closed D identifies V-3 (scarce) and V-8u (more common). Pendant above the right serif of the 7 identifies V-8u. Note: the lowercase u in V-8u indicates an unofficial V- number. These need to be confirmed by Liberty Seated Half Dime experts to become official. 5. Reverse clash right and below HALF DIME. The impression from the obverse leg/skirt forms a diagonal edge where it intersects the right side of the wreath near a leaf tip. This edge can be left of the tip, just touching it, or the tip can extend past the edge to the left (as a small or big point). The edge also intersects the right ribbon bow in various shapes. These clash position variations are just a simple way to classify the relative rotation of the obverse and reverse dies. See the Clash photo array on page Proof vs. business strike. V-1 is the usually observed proof. Patterns of die rust bumps left of the nose, right of the hair braid and in the lap (base of pole) usually make it easy to identify. V-11u and V-4 are also known in proof, with no rust bumps and different date position. 7. Obverse doubling of NIT and RI helps distinguish V-9u. 8. Valentine notes if each ribbon end touches the wreath. This is difficult to see on most photos, so it is not used in this guide. 9. The Obverse Dies Table and the Die Pairs Table on page 4 help summarize the key identifying obverse and reverse features of the 16 known die marriages, plus the unclashed or clashed die states. However, they are not a good starting point unless you can already identify some of the above features. 1

2 Obverse Date Positions photo array (zoom in high resolution) 2

3 Reverse Clash position photo array 3

4 Obverse Dies Table (zoom in) Die Pair Table (zoom in) The following pages have further details on each of the 16 known die marriages. The counts for examples, appearances, and the roster of highest grade examples are based on images downloaded from websites in late 2016 and early 2017 which were of sufficiently high grade and high resolution (500 x 500 when cropped to the coin) for me to attribute them. Rarity & Attraction Summary V-1 Pr DCam R-4 Rusted die V-8u R-4 Closed D, far left V-1 Pr Cam R-3 Rusted die V-9u R-3 V-1 Pr NonCam R-3 Rusted die V-10u R-6 RP L1 N V-1 Bus. Strike R-5 Rusted die V-11u Proof R-5 Non rusted proof V-2 R-5 V-11u Bus. Strike R-4 V-3 R-6 Closed D, sl. left V-12u R-4 V-4 Proof R-7 DDR proof V-13u R-3 V-4 Bus. Strike R-5 DDR in leaves V-14u R-7 V-6 R-5 V-15u R-7 V-7u R-7 V-16u R-7 Date far right 4

5 V-1 Proof Obverse 1 date sl. high, rusted Reverse A no clash Obv. 1: - Date slightly high distance from 1 to dentils is slightly larger than the distance from 1 to base - Date center pendant above center high point of top of 7 - Open D, rusted die visible as raised dots, particularly L of nose, R of braid, R of neck, lap base of pole Rev. A: - No cracks or clashes (could be the same as many Rev. dies before they are clashed) References: - Valentine: Right end of ribbon almost touches. Proof. - Breen s Proof Encyclopedia: V-1. This is the variety generally seen. (See also V-4, V-11u). Deep & Ultra Cameo Rarity: - R-4, 8 examples, 11 appearances (overall Proof Rarity R-2, 67 examples) Deep & Ultra Cameo Roster: 1 PR-67 ucam Heritage $6463 NGC Heritage $5750 NGC PR-67 ucam Stack s Bowers $6900 NGC Stack s Bowers passed NGC 3 PR-67 ucam Heritage $7475 NGC Heritage $6325 NGC PR-67 ucam Heritage $7475 NGC PR-65 dcam Heritage $2350 PCGS 6 PR-65 ucam Heritage $2585 NGC 7 PR-65 ucam Heritage $3055 NGC 8 PR-64 ucam Heritage $1293 NGC 5

6 Cameo Rarity: - R-3, 24 examples, 42 appearances Cameo Roster: 1 PR Stack s Bowers $3701 NGC Heritage $3450 NGC PR PCGS CoinFacts PCGS Heritage $4320 PCGS CAC Heritage $5640 PCGS CAC Stack s Bowers $7050 NGC CAC Stack s Bowers passed NGC CAC PR Heritage $3819 PCGS CAC Teich Family Collection Stack s Bowers $4600 PCGS CAC Teich Family Collection 3 PR PCGS CoinFacts PCGS Simpson plate above 4 PR PCGS CoinFacts PCGS Heritage $3995 PCGS CAC Heritage $4230 PCGS CAC PR-67 nc Heritage $4406 PCGS CAC Gardner 5 PR Heritage $2468 NGC PR Heritage $2820 NGC Heritage $2820 NGC PR David Lawrence $5060 NGC CAC Heritage $4888 NGC CAC 8 PR Heritage $5175 NGC CAC Heritage $3450 NGC PR Heritage $4888 PCGS CAC PR Heritage $3450 PCGS CAC 10 PR Heritage $7475 PCGS CAC 11 PR PCGS CoinFacts PCGS PR-66 4 examples, 6 appearances PR-65 5 examples, 5 appearances PR-64 3 examples, 4 appearances PR-63 2 examples, 3 appearances Non Cameo Rarity: - R-3, 33 examples, 44 appearances Non Cameo Roster: 1 PR Heritage $25300 NGC PR Heritage $4128 PCGS CAC Heritage $5288 PCGS CAC PR-66 5 examples, 7 appearances PR-65 9 examples, 15 appearances PR-64 5 examples, 6 appearances PR-63 2 examples, 2 appearances PR-62 2 examples, 3 appearances Note: the example counts may be inflated in lower grades, since fewer photos show colors. 6

7 V-1 Business Strike Obverse 1 date sl. high, rusted Reverse A no clash Obv. 1: - Date slightly high distance from 1 to dentils is slightly larger than the distance from 1 to base - Date center pendant above center high point of top of 7 - Open D, rusted die visible as raised dots, particularly L of nose, R of braid, R of neck, lap base of pole Rev. A: - No cracks or clashes (could be the same as many Rev. dies before they are clashed) Business Strike Rarity: - R-5, 4 examples, 5 appearances Business Strike Roster: 1 MS Heritage $5170 NGC plate above Heritage $8050 NGC MS Stack s Bowers $329 PCGS MS Heritage $176 NGC MS Heritage $138 NGC

8 V-2 Obverse 2 date sl. high, uphill Reverse K LDS clash Obv. 2: (other usage: V-6) - Date slightly high 1 slightly closer to base than to dentils - Date center pendant over center top of 7 - Exists unclashed and clashed Rev. K: - Exists with no defects, and with a clash pictured on p When there is no clash, we cannot distinguish V-2 from V-6. References: - Valentine High, open date. Defective D in UNITED. Rarity: - R-5, 7 examples, 7 appearances Roster: 1 MS Heritage $329 NGC plate above 2 MS Heritage $299 PCGS MS Heritage $306 PCGS MS Heritage $200 NGC MS Heritage $153 NGC AU PCGS CoinFacts PCGS AU Heritage $67 ANACS

1: (see V-10u for next use of Rev. F) - One example unclashed, the other clashed see photo p. 4. References: - Valentine date not so high; the second 1 is near the edge. Perfect D.

9 V-3 Obverse 8 slightly left, closed D Reverse F.1 LDS clash Obv. 8: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date slightly left pendant right of center top of 7 - Closed D (see V-8u for a more common die pair with this feature and date far left) Rev. F.1: (see V-10u for next use of Rev. F) - One example unclashed, the other clashed see photo p. 4. References: - Valentine date not so high; the second 1 is near the edge. Perfect D. - Valentine plate shows this date position. He did not list the other Perfect D obverse die and pair. - Breen (1988) Top of D open from now on (hub injury) except where corrected by hand on an occasional working die. Rarity: - R-6, 2 examples, 6 appearances Roster: 1 MS Heritage $1116 PCGS CAC Heritage $1410 PCGS CAC MS Heritage $633 PCGS MS Heritage $799 NGC MS Heritage $748 NGC MS Heritage $920 NGC

10 V-4 Proof Obverse 12 low date, R of center Reverse G.1 DDR, no clash Obv. 12: - Date low 1 closer to dentils base than to base - Date right of center pendant left of center top of 7 - Both 1s close to dentils - No rust bumps as in V-1 Rev. G.1: - DDR at edge of lower right leaves see photo on next page - No clash on this single proof specimen References: - Valentine Low, compact date. Defective D in UNITED. - Valentine s plate for V-4 shows both 1 s close to edge., which is in his description of V-5. - There is no plate labelled V-5, and we have no way to distinguish V-5 from V-4, and we leave V-5 out of this guide. - Blythe (1992) This date is an unremarkable one, except for a subtle double die reverse (in leaves of wreath) noted on a V-4 specimen. Proof Rarity: - R-7, 1 example, 1 appearance Proof Roster: 1 PR Heritage $403 PCGS plate above 10

2: - DDR at edge of lower right leaves - Clash, see photo p. 4. All 5 observed examples have the clash. References: - Valentine Low, compact date. Defective D in UNITED.

11 V-4 Business Strike Obverse 12 low date, R of center Reverse G.2 DDR, clash Obv. 12: - Date low 1 closer to dentils base than to base - Date right of center pendant left of center top of 7 - Both 1s close to dentils Rev. G.2: - DDR at edge of lower right leaves - Clash, see photo p. 4. All 5 observed examples have the clash. References: - Valentine Low, compact date. Defective D in UNITED. - Valentine s plate for V-4 shows both 1 s close to edge. - There is no plate labelled V-5, and we leave V-5 out of this guide. Business Strike Rarity: - R-5, 5 examples, 9 appearances Business Strike Roster: 1 MS Heritage $388 PCGS CAC Heritage $400 PCGS CAC Heritage $431 PCGS CAC 2 MS Heritage $163 NGC MS Heritage $165 PCGS Heritage $159 PCGS Heritage $247 PCGS plate above 4 AU Gerry Fortin Rare Coins NGC AU Heritage $84 NGC

12 V-6 Obverse 2 date sl. high, uphill Reverse H LDS clash Obv. 2: (other usage: V-2) - Date slightly high 1 slightly closer to base than to dentils - Date center pendant over center top of 7, uphill Rev. H: - Exists with no defects, and with a clash pictured on p The Rev. H clash is different from the Rev. K clash of V-2. When the reverse is not clashed, we cannot distinguish between V-2 and V-6. References: - Ahwash (1975) Mule Obv. V-2. Rev. V-5. - Blythe (1992) V-2 muled with V-5 reverse now designated V-6. - We consider V-5 and V-4 the same, and the V-4 DDR is not present on Rev. H so we do not consider V- 6 a mule with a reverse to another die pair. Ahwash was apparently using the ribbon end touching metric, but that metric is not specific enough. Rarity: - R-5, 5 examples, 7 appearances Roster: 1 MS Gerry Fortin Rare Coins PCGS PCGS CoinFacts PCGS plate above 2 MS Heritage $752 PCGS CAC MS Heritage $460 NGC CAC 3 MS Ira & Larry Goldberg $368 PCGS 3 MS det Heritage $115 NGC AU Heritage $99 NGC

V-7u Obverse 3 date sl. high, level Reverse J - clash Obv. 3: - Date slightly high 1 slightly closer to base than to dentils - Date left of center pendant right of center top of 7 Rev.

13 V-7u Obverse 3 date sl. high, level Reverse J - clash Obv. 3: - Date slightly high 1 slightly closer to base than to dentils - Date left of center pendant right of center top of 7 Rev. J: - The only observed specimen is clashed see photo p. 4. References: - New obverse with almost the same date position as V-2; identified by a different obverse clash. - Identifying Obverse 2 and Obverse 3 as 2 separate obverses assumes that one of these obverse dies was not lapped after one clash and reclashed with a different reverse or a different rotation of the same reverse. Rarity: - R-7, 1 example, 2 appearances. Roster: 1 AU Heritage $62 ANACS plate above Heritage $56 ANACS

4. References: - Blythe (1992) described V-8u perfectly, but called it V-3.

14 V-8u Obverse 5 date far left, closed D Reverse C LDS clash Obv. 5: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date far left pendant above right serif top of 7 - Closed D (see V-3 for a scarcer die pair and date only slightly left) Rev. C: - LDS clash, photo p.4. References: - Blythe (1992) described V-8u perfectly, but called it V-3. He did not realize that there are two different obverse dies (and 2 die marriages) with the closed D, even though Valentine s V-4 plate shows a different date position than what Blythe described. Rarity: - R-4, 14 examples, 14 appearances. Roster: 1 MS Heritage $423 NGC MS Heritage $329 PCGS plate above 3 MS Heritage $397 NGC CAC Newman 4 MS Heritage $259 PCGS MS Heritage $176 NGC MS Stack s Bowers $230 PCGS 7 MS PCGS CoinFacts PCGS MS Stack s Bowers $150 NGC 9 MS Heritage $141 NGC

Other obverses show this on some examples as well. Rev. E: (see V-12u for other use of Rev. E) - Exists unclashed and clashed, photo p.4. References: - Neil-2 Letters of AMERICA retouched.

15 V-9u Obverse 6 well left, dbl NIT RI Reverse E LDS clash Obv. 6: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base; slightly uphill, L1 closer to dentils - Date well left pendant above right notch top of 7 - Doubled NIT RI. More like outlined deeper hub impression? Other obverses show this on some examples as well. Rev. E: (see V-12u for other use of Rev. E) - Exists unclashed and clashed, photo p.4. References: - Neil-2 Letters of AMERICA retouched. But First 1 is high and final 1 low. which does not match. Rarity: - R-3, 26 examples, 27 appearances Roster: 1 MS Heritage $2658 NGC CAC MS Heritage $1380 PCGS CAC 2 MS PCGS CoinFacts PCGS Simpson plate above 3 MS Heritage $881 PCGS MS Heritage $940 PCGS MS Heritage $541 PCGS MS Stack s Bowers passed PCGS MS Heritage $376 NGC CAC MS-64 5 examples, 5 appearances, MS-63 4/4, MS-62 1, MS61 1, AU-58 1, AU-55 1, AU-53 1, AU-50 2/2 15

visible on L side of upright Rev. F.2: (see V-3 for previous use of Rev. F) - Clash see photos p. 4.

16 V-10u Obverse 7 repunched L1 Reverse F.2 - clash Obv. 7: (see V-11u for other use of Obv. 7) - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date slightly left pendant right of center top of 7 - Date slightly downhill, L1 closer to dentils - L1 repunched N, only visible on L side of upright Rev. F.2: (see V-3 for previous use of Rev. F) - Clash see photos p. 4. References: - Peterson (1995), Gobrecht Journal #63, original discovery by Bateson. Rarity: - R-6, 2 examples, 2 appearances. The feature is light and may not be distinguishable on most photographs, especially when toned. Roster: 1 MS Heritage $223 NGC CAC Newman plate above 2 AU 1995 Gobrecht Journal plate coin 16

17 V-11u Proof Obverse 7 date low, no rust Reverse B.1 no clash Obv. 7: (see V-10u for other use of Obv. 7) - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date slightly left pendant right of center top of 7 - Date slightly downhill, L1 closer to dentils - L1 does not appear to be repunched perhaps V-10u is the later die state and it is not a repunch? - No rust bumps as in V-1 Rev. B.1: (see V-15u for later use of Rev. B) - Proofs are unclashed References: - Discovered by Alan Welty (LSCC #2169) and announced in the LSCC Forum (2017) he noted his coin had no rust bumps and a different date position than the V-1. Cameo Proof Rarity: (all observed proof examples are cameo) - R-5, 5 examples, 8 appearances Cameo Proof Roster: 1 PR Heritage $1998 NGC PR Heritage $3055 PCGS CAC discovery coin, plate above Heritage $2070 NGC PR Heritage $1175 NGC Heritage $1058 NGC Heritage $1725 NGC PR Heritage $417 NGC PR Stack s Bowers $463 NGC 17

18 V-11u Business Strike Obverse 7 date low, sl. left Reverse B.2 LDS clash Obv. 7: (see V-10u for other use of Obv. 7) - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date slightly left pendant right of center top of 7 - Date slightly downhill, L1 closer to dentils - L1 does not appear to be repunched perhaps V-10u is the later die state and it is not a repunch? Rev. B.2: (see V-15u for later use of Rev. B) - Exists unclashed and clashed, photos p. 4. References: new Business Strike Rarity: - R-4, 12 examples, 12 appearances Business Strike Roster: 1 MS Heritage $4553 PCGS Gardner listed: V-1 plate above 2 MS Heritage $705 PCGS MS Heritage $805 PCGS CAC 4 MS Heritage $306 PCGS MS Stack s Bowers $353 NGC MS Stack s Bowers $316 NGC 7 MS Heritage $288 NGC MS Heritage $176 NGC MS Heritage $104 ANACS AU Heritage $66 PCGS AU det Heritage $45 ANACS F Heritage $20 ANACS

V-12u Obverse 10 low, center, uphill Reverse E LDS clash Obv. 10: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date center pendant over center top of 7, uphill Rev. E: (see V-9u for other use of Rev.

19 V-12u Obverse 10 low, center, uphill Reverse E LDS clash Obv. 10: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date center pendant over center top of 7, uphill Rev. E: (see V-9u for other use of Rev. E) - Exists unclashed and clashed, photos p. 4. References: new Rarity: - R-4, 12 examples, 16 appearances Roster: 1 MS PCGS CoinFacts PCGS MS Stack s Bowers $764 PCGS Heritage $734 PCGS Heritage $764 PCGS MS Heritage $588 PCGS MS Heritage $1998 PCGS CAC plate above 3 MS Heritage $1293 PCGS CAC 4 MS Heritage $852 NGC CAC 5 MS PCGS CoinFacts PCGS MS Heritage $604 NGC MS Heritage $276 NGC MS Heritage $361 NGC MS Heritage $173 ANACS slab: DBL DIE REV MS-61 1 example, 1 appearance, MS details 1/1, AU-58 2/2 19

20 V-13u Obverse 9.1 low, center, level Reverse I LDS clash, cracks Obv. 9.1: (see V-14u for later use of Obv. 9) - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date center pendant over center top of 7, level Rev. I: - Has 3 die states unclashed, clashed, and clashed with 2 cracks - photo p. 4. References: new Rarity: - R-3, 25 examples, 27 appearances Roster: 1 MS Heritage $764 PCGS CAC 2 MS Heritage $705 PCGS Heritage $881 PCGS plate above 3 MS Heritage $670 NGC MS Heritage $881 NGC CAC Heritage $705 NGC MS Stack s Bowers Passed PCGS 6 MS Gerry Fortin Rare Coins PCGS CAC 7 MS Heritage $277 PCGS MS Heritage $322 PCGS MS Heritage $217 PCGS MS-61 3 examples, 4 appearances, MS details 3/3, AU-58 3/3, AU-50 2/2, AU details 5/5 20

V-14u Obverse 9.2 low, center, level Reverse D clash Obv. 9.2: (see V-13u for previous use of Obv. 9) - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date center pendant over center top of 7, level Rev.

21 V-14u Obverse 9.2 low, center, level Reverse D clash Obv. 9.2: (see V-13u for previous use of Obv. 9) - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date center pendant over center top of 7, level Rev. D: - Clash photo p. 4. References: - Matched to Obv. 9.1 due to the same date position and same clash. - New reverse due to different clash location. This assumes it is not the same reverse lapped and reclashed. Rarity: - R-7, 1 example, 1 appearance Roster: 1 MS det Heritage $74 NGC plate above 21

V-15u Obverse 11 low, L center, level Reverse B.2 clash Obv. 11: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date left of center pendant right of center top of 7 - Date level Rev.

22 V-15u Obverse 11 low, L center, level Reverse B.2 clash Obv. 11: - Date low 1 closer to dentils than to base - Date left of center pendant right of center top of 7 - Date level Rev. B.2: (see V-11u for previous use of Rev. B) - Clash photos p. 4. References: new Rarity: - R-7, 1 example, 1 appearance Roster: 1 AU Heritage $82 PCGS plate above 22

23 V-16u Obverse 4 date sl. low, far right Reverse A no clash Obv. 4: - Date slightly low distance from 1 to dentils is slightly less than the distance from 1 to base - Date far right pendant left notch at top of 7 - Date level Rev. A: - The only example with Obverse 4 has an unclashed reverse. Could be one of several unclashed reverses. References: new Rarity: - R-7, 1 example, 1 appearance Roster: 1 MS Heritage $329 NGC plate above 23

24 New and/or previously unpublished results in this study 1. V-4 exists in proof (only one specimen observed so far). 2. All V-4 specimens have the DDR in the lower right leaves briefly described in Blythe (1992). 3. V-8u is a second obverse with closed D. It was accurately described by Blythe (1992) but he did not realize it was different from the V-3 illustrated in Valentine s plate. V-3 is much scarcer than V-8u. 4. V-11u exists in proof. This was announced on the LSCC forum, but is not widely known. Previously V-1 was the only known proof die marriage. 5. V-7u, V-8u, V-9u, V-11u, V-12u, V-13u, V-14u, V-15u, V-16u are all new die marriages identified by precise date location metrics, and by the cataloging of reverse clash locations. Generally they were first identified by date location, and it was confirmed by clash locations. Most exist in both unclashed and clashed states. Obsolete V- numbers (suggested; not official yet requires expert review) I propose the following V- numbers for 1871 are obsolete (I did not include pages for them). 1. V-5. Same as V-4. Valentine s V-4 plate matches his description for V-5, and there is no V-5 plate. Discussion The reverse clash locations show in the image array on page 4 are not a complete description of the clashes. The reverse clashes usually include a horizontal line joining the tops of the wreath, which appears at different levels on different reverses. There is also an outline left of the upper left part of the wreath. Several corresponding clash marks are visible on obverses as well, usually between Liberty s head and pole, and right of Liberty s knee. We can associate each different reverse clash pattern with a different reverse die, if we assume that dies were not lapped after a clash and then clashed a second time with a different obverse die or a different rotation of the same obverse die. Ideally we would prefer to avoid this assumption and identify reverse die features that are shared across unclashed and clashed examples. But since the Liberty Seated half dimes (since late 1840 at least) have all features except the date and mint mark on the hub, the Philadelphia reverses are only identifiable in these later die states, with this assumption. If this assumption is false, we could still use these labels (B, C, K) as die states instead of dies. Possible future research - Is V-10u a true repunched 1, or some kind of horizontal die scratch? If repunched, it seems odd that it is not bolder and more frequently observed. 24

25 Links PCGS Auction Prices Realized PCGS Set Registry PCGS CoinFacts Heritage Auctions Stack s Bowers Galleries Liberty Seated Collectors Club Liberty Seated Half Dime Forum Gobrecht Journal archive Gobrecht Journal index and LSCC links Location of this guide This guide is freely available for non-commercial distribution. Permission has been obtained to reproduce images from PCGS, Heritage Auctions and Stack s Bowers Galleries. This guide will also be submitted for possible publication in the Gobrecht Journal. Please send any questions, comments or corrections to me at: clint@stanford.edu. 25

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