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Jbedwell Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 9:33 pm Can anyone let me know what's up with this claw? The coin looks pretty good however this claw looks off. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/28/2017 10:59 pm Weird. It appears to be an area of wear, or perhaps even a die chip. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/29/2017 12:46 pm Is it raised or flush? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/29/2017 12:53 pm It's just weakly-struck. You can see symptoms of the same thing directly below it, on the wreath leaves. That talon (eagle's left, viewer's right) is an early casualty of weak strike. Perhaps even grease, for the same reason - it's a relatively high spot, relatively far out from the center where pressure is less and metal fill more problematic. Report this Post to the Staff
Jbedwell Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 10/29/2017 1:07 pm Thank you for the feedback. It looks as if it's not worn just a strike that went wrong Report this Post to the Staff
Jon Brand Pillar of the Community United States 1023 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 01:30 am Id think grease. I had a similar thing on a gold indian. Report this Post to the Staff
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