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Posted 02/25/2007 01:24 am
Welcome to Coin Community, doclongo. You're up late. 
A misadventure of that sort with any coin must first be suspected to be post-mint damage, as there's nothing during the minting process which could cause such a thing. Or, I should say, nothing which wouldn't finish the job of destroying the coin, if it happened. The damage could have happened in the mint after the strike, or after the coins left the mint entirely. Understand, the actual wrapping and shipping of freshly-minted coins is subcontracted, and they are subject to much more handling than one might think before actually reaching our hot little hands. I suspect this one met an unfortunate accident during that process. It's much more likely that the accident happened after the coin left the Mint, because they're pretty good at catching mistakes.
A misadventure of that sort with any coin must first be suspected to be post-mint damage, as there's nothing during the minting process which could cause such a thing. Or, I should say, nothing which wouldn't finish the job of destroying the coin, if it happened. The damage could have happened in the mint after the strike, or after the coins left the mint entirely. Understand, the actual wrapping and shipping of freshly-minted coins is subcontracted, and they are subject to much more handling than one might think before actually reaching our hot little hands. I suspect this one met an unfortunate accident during that process. It's much more likely that the accident happened after the coin left the Mint, because they're pretty good at catching mistakes.
