As to the OP's coin, I would have to say that the holed wood board that the slabbed coin is laying on, is probably in better condition than most coins that SGS pins with a PF-70 or MS-70 grade!
As to clairhardesty's coin I would wonder about the possibility of an incomplete clip. The punch came down and made contact with the strip scoring it but not punching out a blank. Then it was advanced slightly and a full blank was punched out. This would give you a planchet with a arc cut in it that follows the curve of the edge.
There appears to be a fainter matching arc through PLURIBUS UNUM 2009 on the reverse and that would fit with an incomplete clip.
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