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The puzzle below is part of a Puzzle Crime Story I have started on my website, but will skip the details here (you can see other puzzles from the series here and here). In short, you have the following rectangular card which has the word "SIN" written on one side and a bunch of letters/symbols on the other. You must figure out a 4-digit number encoded in the card. I am sharing the puzzle here because I've noticed nobody has figured it out yet and want to decide whether to simplify it a bit.

enter image description here front side enter image description here back side (turning the card left-to-right)

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    $\begingroup$ When going from the front to the back, did you flip the card over left-to-right or top-to-bottom? $\endgroup$
    – 2012rcampion
    May 9, 2016 at 4:55
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    $\begingroup$ Yeah, that's important - left-to-right. $\endgroup$
    – Puzzle Prime
    May 9, 2016 at 4:57
  • $\begingroup$ Answered in less than a couple of hours. I guess there is no need to simplify it? Maybe you just need to add a carefully phrased hint? $\endgroup$
    – Keale
    May 9, 2016 at 7:06
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    $\begingroup$ I got sidetracked by reading the N's as Z's (which made the anagram step not work). Up to you whether that's something to change or not. $\endgroup$
    – f''
    May 9, 2016 at 7:33
  • $\begingroup$ @Keale 30 Minutes actually ... This includes creating the post. $\endgroup$
    – print x div 0
    May 9, 2016 at 10:02

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The back side is:

An anagram for PUNISHMENT

Rearranging the letters to match transforms the front into the numbers:

1713

The result as a picture

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    $\begingroup$ Gah, I was working on images! :( $\endgroup$
    – Will
    May 9, 2016 at 5:12
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    $\begingroup$ @Will Yeah, I'm a computer guy but I figured this one would be faster on paper. $\endgroup$
    – 2012rcampion
    May 9, 2016 at 5:19
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    $\begingroup$ So... where does greed come into play? $\endgroup$
    – Devsman
    May 9, 2016 at 13:57
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    $\begingroup$ @Devsman in my story there is a killer who murders his victims for their sins. This particular one has been greedy. $\endgroup$
    – Puzzle Prime
    May 9, 2016 at 14:00
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    $\begingroup$ I think you can assume "Greed" as a hint too. Except its main meaning according to story, it can be the misspelled word "grid", which is a hint for rearranging the paper cells. $\endgroup$
    – user22815
    May 22, 2016 at 15:04

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