Hello All, I have an 1895 one quarter Anna, in pretty good condition, apart from the the E in "one" being largely missing. I say largely, as there is an ever so faint outline of an E, but it is hard to see.
I wondered if this could be a minting error, as I would imagine it would be pretty difficult for someone to amend / deface the coin so precisely so as to remove the E without also affecting surrounding features, or leave scratches, any thoughts?
I can't find details of any such errors online from cursory searches, but what would be the point in defacing the coin in such a way?
I'd be interested and grateful to hear any views on this! Many thanks in advance.

