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chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 1:10 pm I'm breaking up some PL sets and this '99 is full of issues. The loonie is the worst I've ever seen. It has full lustre, but is covered in marks, almost like little scratches, but not really like scratches (if that makes any sense). Could it have been struck through dirt/crud/grease or did something happen to it prior to packaging? The angled shots show a bit how the marks are into the coin. Report this Post to the Staff

M_d_in_guy Pillar of the Community Canada 1049 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 1:41 pm I have a few loons like this, they sure have zero eye appeal. I'm curious as to how they get all marked up this way when still packaged. Report this Post to the Staff
Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 693 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 3:51 pm I've heard if the blanks get really beat up from rough handling, the marks will show on the final coin. Maybe the blanks missed a burnishing process to smooth out the surface? Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 7:32 pm There where no loons for circulation in 97,98,99 so these planchets should have been specially prepared...but thats not to say it couldnt happen. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 8:36 pm Quote: I've heard if the blanks get really beat up from rough handling, the marks will show on the final coin. Maybe the blanks missed a burnishing process to smooth out the surface? "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 10:29 pm So, unfinished blank? Is there a proper term? Report this Post to the Staff
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