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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's interesting, I just noticed you already had a picture of the reverse, I'm curious to know what others can determine.
Edited by jasper62 11/25/2016 7:31 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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pic of reverse area of obverse flaw....thanks jasper ...  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you sure it's not a chunk of something stuck on the coin?
Is it metal?
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Valued Member
 United States
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hi cwb...it has been gouged, there's nothing stuck in that area , what's weird is the inside looks plated, as deep as this is I don't see any zinc, had to happen to the planchet before strike, no ? 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Struck through a chicken wing hahaha
Looks struck through something
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Valued Member
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ya know what ..it does look like a chicken wing ..haha ..  that was good kman...so what are we looking at? struck though ?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks like it got stuck in a machine.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If the plating is there, it is a struck though. (possible wood) If it is missing, then it is damaged. But it looks plated to me.
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Could the zinc blank been damaged before plating? John 1 
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Valued Member
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hey john, that's exactly what I think happen. the zinc blank was defective before the plating, had to be because the inside of this area is plated....right? 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This ones a toughy, I want to see Mikes opinion on this. I feel it is a struck through
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't figured it out yet, but I don't think it's a struck through.
Part of the area appears folded over, like a lamination would. The way the area stays the same across the head doesn't fit right in my mind either.
I am leaning towards some kind of planchet flaw before it was plated.
What is the weight of this coin?
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Valued Member
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hello claude ....it weights 2.5 ...planchet flaw before plating sounds interesting ....just wanted to know what too write on my 2x2 for this type of error...thanks everyone for your input ... 
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Valued Member
 United States
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oh , none of the pattern is folded over, it is all flat ....thanks again.
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Valued Member
United States
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It could have been damaged as it was punched from the Zinc sheet. If anything got under the punch an impression would be left before plating. I have seen large scale punches operating (not in the mint), they work fast and punch very hard.
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