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2012 5 Cents Struck Though Debris

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 Posted 12/20/2013  10:30 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add eddio to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
it looks like it was struck debris

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 Posted 12/20/2013  11:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Alexer to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice to find a 2012 like that...good find
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 Posted 12/21/2013  10:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kanga to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Interesting.
I'd like to know the mint's explanation.
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 Posted 12/21/2013  3:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Xanonite to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There seems to be a lot of new coins with those (what I call bubbles, dimples, and craters depending on the size and smoothness). I wonder if it's from changing the way they make the coins, experimenting, or just not careful enough?
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thanks guys I will keep it until I find one with
larger craters .......
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