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just found this circulated 2008 shield 50p strange marks comments please

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The mark above 2 looks like PMD to me ....as for the one on the neck- is that a dent or raised surface mark ?
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I think it is mint damage two clamped triangle in dents and a hole but. no drill marks
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The hole is fascinating , what are the edges of the hole like ? How deep is the hole ?

Speaking of drill marks, I came across a two pence that was drilled last year
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The hole is smooth no sign of of what made the hole some how found its way out of the mint
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Could it be an air bubble that didn't have a top? Sometimes you get coins with a bubble outwards, so why not one inwards.
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i think the two marks ether side are clamp marks that hold the coin in place so they can test with out the coin moving
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