To be that much thinner, some metal must have been removed, so it's not a brockage or die cap of some kind. It is either a "split planchet", or a PMD lathe job. Some consider split planchets to be mint errors since the ultimate cause is a mint-made defect (a gas bubble deep inside the planchet creates a flaw the coin can split along) but since the vast majority of them only manifest themselves long after the coin leaves the mint, when the coin is dropped or struck at just the right angle, I do not consider them truly "mint errors". So either way, it is neither particularly rare, nor an error.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited. Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use