@em, first welcome to CCF. Second, the rim of this coin has been damaged. As @sw said, it might have been selectively heated until melting, although there are other potential explanations as well. In any case, your coin did not leave the mint looking like this.
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-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz

























