@lara, with all of the other gouges from circulation on this coin, I'm leaning toward damage that took out the letter S in TRUST. However, that wavy surface texture is very similar to a lamination error as noted by @john1. Here is an enhanced, close-up view:


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-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
























