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razorear Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 06:54 am Bought this from a forum member a few years back and have always wondered if it has had help in its appearance. There are a couple digs on both obv. & rev. that seem to be where maybe pliers have gripped it. What do you think, natural or altered? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 07:10 am It may well have been prized apart, but it is nevertheless a gross blank lamination error. These things happen when there is some sort of inclusion in the strip that is rolled to specification thickenss, prior to blanking. In this case, the inclusion would be of a liquid nature (oil?), that would have been spread out within the thickness of the strip. Occasionally these coins can fall into lamination parts, but more often can be prized apart, as seen here. The Royal Australian Mint had a minor, but recurring problem with lamination errors during the late 1960's, where coins could completely fall apart into two thickness lamination halves. Report this Post to the Staff
BlueSolo Pillar of the Community United States 740 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 09:05 am If it's legit, it looks pretty sweet! I like how it has a first layer, first layer removed and second layer removed look Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 10:40 am I don't see the dings as being caused by "helping" it delaminate - I'd think you would want to hold the coin from the side for that. Further, the dings have the same finish, so it wouldn't be possible to conclude for sure what caused them. Man, this is the second time in two posts I've used the word "spectacular." Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 11:37 am Looks like a split planchet after strike. A very nice error. Report this Post to the Staff
razorear Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 6:51 pm Thanks all, no thought about it being a split planchet,hmm. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 8:19 pm That's about the only thing which will take off 90% of a coin's face. I think it actually circulated after delaminating. Report this Post to the Staff
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