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1853 $2 1/2 Liberty Head // Type Of Error?

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Hi All!

First post here! I recently went through some coins I've inherited, and I came across two that are new to me. One specifically seems to have a minting error, and I was hoping the community could help me figure out what I'm looking at. It's the one on the right :)

Thank you all so much. Really appreciate it!


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It is not an error but post-mint damage.
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Probably jewelry use with hasp.
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Thanks for the welcome and thank you both for your insight! Appreciate it :)

My family were jewelers so something like that would make sense, I just never even considered it.
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and yes, it looks like damage instead of an error.
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Ex-jewelry makes sense to me!!
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