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StackingFool New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 3:41 pm Hello - I have been collecting ASE BU coins and recently had a chance to complete my collection. When I received the last few coins, I found that several were nicked pretty badly - and thought "tough luck.." But then when I looked at my 1998 it is definitely damaged. It looks like the round was not of uniform thickness, so the press didn't treat it well. Is this a good thing (like a rare coin) or a bad thing (like a damaged coin). I can't believe the thing ever left the mint! QC people! @Buddy weight = 1.00ozt By the way, These came from a well known vendor, and are probably not counterfeit. @FoolsGold - I tried to get an edge view that would show it ... no luck yet. btw - all of this conjecturing is from a newby who knows next to nothing - ready to be told how wrong I am! Here are some attempts at pics: (@Buddy - thanks - added 1 more - more to come ) Thanks for any time you give this problem Edited by StackingFool 11/17/2012 11:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Foolsgold Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 4:01 pm Quote: It looks like the round was not of uniform thickness do you have an edge view? Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 5:04 pm Definitely going to need more photos. Can you weigh it? Report this Post to the Staff
StackingFool New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 11/18/2012 10:25 pm Thanks for the replies! Buddy - I have edited the post to show weight and added a picture of the obverse. FoolsGold - I am working on better and more pictures, but my good coin camera died. Edge is especially hard to show, will require multiple pics to show uneven thickness etc. I will not give up, as I am really curious as to the cause, and totally ignorant of the details of the minting process, aside from the PR pieces done by mines etc. I have also notified the company that I got the coin from just to see what they say. After all, it passed through the hands of their people a couple of times also! Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/20/2012 6:39 pm I keep coming back to look at this hoping something will jump out and then I can write: Aha! But, no. I wonder if it got stuck under enough weight to make it uneven. Or, perhaps the rim was just a bit defective. I suppose that could happen. Report this Post to the Staff
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