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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi, As to the cause, I think you're looking at a tool that can pinch/cut objects like a metal snips or pliers. The tipoff is how there is metal pushed beyond the original edge of the coin, suggesting it happened after strike. That's just my interpretation of what I see.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi,
I agree. It is post-mint damage done with some kind of cutting tool.
Thanks,
Bill
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New Member
 United States
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It has pushed out the silver around it and when I had a dealer look at it he said it was probably during ejection of the coin since he did see the roll that came from the mint that it was in. So I'm baffeled as to how it happened.
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New Member
United States
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love the site.. thanks.. Still wish I knew what couls have caused this problem.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yup, that was done with a pair of bolt cutters.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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when I had a dealer look at it he said it was probably during ejection of the coin Unless they specialize in errors, most dealers don't have a clue about them and you can't trust anything they say about them or their identification of them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Diagonal cutters... and too much time on their hands.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Conder101's statement is 100% true and cannot be stressed enough. Local dealers are generally a very bad resource for die variety or error information. There are some out there who are really good at it and are excellent resources, but these are less than 1% of all dealers nationwide.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Unless you have a good for nothing coin and they want to buy it! Works both ways. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The particular dealer spoken to unfortunately doesn't seem to know that the rolls we get are from counting companies and are not from the Mint. The fact that the coin was in a roll that was "machine" wrappped doesn't have any bearing on this coin. It is indeed damaged.
Thanks,
Bill
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