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Has anyone seem anything like this? It's not all the way through stops on middle other side perfect

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The term "clamshell" may apply to your coin.
However, I do not know what causes it.
Said to be a defect in the planchet (unstruck piece of metal)

An example from ebay:

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I believe it is caused by an air bubble trapped in the coin during minting. The air bubble eventually escapes whick makes the opening.
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what coin is it?
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