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honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 6:14 pm Are the letters on the obverse and reverse of this coin erased from wear and tear or from some minting error along the edge of the coin? Could it be some kind of broadstrike error? The L, I, and Y are all missing completely. Image: Mercury1.jpg 94.1 KB Image: Mercury2.jpg 97.26 KB Edited by honestabe 06/15/2008 6:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff

pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 7:44 pm A broadstrike is a coin that was struck without the collar around it. So a broadstruck coin is larger in diameter than a normal struck coin and on coins with a reeded edge the reeding would be missing because this is applied by the collar when the coin is struck. So look at the diameter and look for reeding on the edge. Report this Post to the Staff
honestabe Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 8:30 pm This coin was minted in 1917 and the reeded edges no longer exist on this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 8:34 pm What about the diameter? That's the important part. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 9:33 pm It's just extreme wear. Nothing unusual. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 06/15/2008 11:27 pm Unfortunately, it appears to be a very worn out coin that has seen better days. Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 10:05 am Its to worn to tell Report this Post to the Staff
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