Hi Slamn - as John notes a deteriorating die and coin. You'll see many times that the copper plating begins it fail around the edges of devices and when the zinc 'rots' causing funny things to happen. Add in die wear or an aggressive redressing of the die face more can happen to fool the eye. I'm always double taking on 'halos' about devices. Just happens. With time and guidance though I've reduced misreads - but haven't eliminated them all just yet.




























