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It's a damaged coin that has been ground down removing the ribbing and the reverse. Known as Post Mint Damage ( PMD) Edited by JimmyD
06/29/2021 4:28 pm
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Doubt PMD for the lack of detail, the light surface scratches I agree. If it is PMD Why would the rim NOT be the same depth as the lowest parts of the face if it was ground off? Also why does the coin not show metal flow with mounds of metal at the edges pushed up irregularly. The reverse as well comes to a sharp rim which is IMPOSSIBLE "if" the reverse was ground down  |
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I agree with JimmyD--post strike damage. Didn't leave the striking chamber in that state.
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I'm not going to argue with you. You asked what happened and I told you.
If you want to wait until others chime in, that is fine.
If you can explain to me how that could have happened during the striking of the coin
when it was retained in a collar, then I will conceed that it is an error.
If you new the minting process, you would know that it is impossible for that to happen when the coin was struck.
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Better question Is if this was ground flat why is his ear in the middle of the coin not completely obliterated. photo below  |
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Not arguing at all just trying to explain what I see I apologize if I'm a little cras but no ill intent or negativity from my end
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Pillar of the Community
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If you believe you have a valuable coin that's the worst possible way you can hold a coin. Hold it from the from the outside edge/rim of the coin. In this particular case it really doesn't matter because everything questioned is just damage. Nothing in the minting process can produce this. It was damaged after it left the mint, How? who knows except the person that did it
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Ok so trash coin basically never grease struck? Spoon tapped ground down and left in a coin star should I just go put it back? Or keep it as an example of severe damage I haven't seen yet and use it as a learning tool?
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 This is a form of Post Mint Damage. Intentional or accidental, it couldn't have been minted this way. It could also be a Dryer Coin that was wedged in the drum at one time. If it was stuck in a tight area, the surrounding metal could have removed the details of the obverse, but there was less contact at the dead center of the coin leaving it higher than the rest of the devices. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Put me in the PMD column. John1  |
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Last question so I can get this all straight so the first picture is a normal homestead for comparison. The second photo is the coin in question. Why is there missing brick work not punched into the top of the building. It's raised out with no detail of the brick(or wood not sure what it is) not punched into the coin. from my understanding that is a Struck Through Grease or something or is raised detail considered the face ground down? Last phot is the question coin reverse closer view    |
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Not a Struck Through Grease. The reverse has been partially removed as well. Believe me, I have seen dozens of these. |
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So the letters on the obverse of something like this will be the same shape/size and not display flow lines from being filed/ground/squished?   |
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Edited by Decaf94drew
06/29/2021 5:58 pm
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Posted 06/29/2021 4:10 pm
