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hankp1 Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 2:53 pm on memorial; appears to be n arrow point ? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73798 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 3:40 pm Just damage. PMD. Not an error. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95018 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 3:54 pm that gouge is on the reverse side and is considered PMD - just damage. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21589 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 4:05 pm No way for that to happen during the striking of the coin, so it is damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/05/2025 7:49 pm While circulation wear has started to flatten it out, that "smushed" metal on the side of the gouge means that it is mechanical damage as noted above. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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