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collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 12:19 am 1917D Half.Anyone know what caused this?(Metal chip?)It's in the same area on both sides. Edited by collectall 08/16/2009 12:27 am Report this Post to the Staff

numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 12:42 am Post mint damage. Looks like someone grabbed it with something not designed to keep coins ungouged. Report this Post to the Staff
collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 01:05 am Interesting. Thank you numismo ! Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 01:44 am Yep definitely post mint Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 07:43 am Looks like coin was used as seat on the fulcrum of a crowbar, against a wedge to pry up something heavy, just a guess because it looks like gauged pressure lines Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 1:46 pm Definitely post-mint damage of some sort. Keep in mind that if the damage happened at the Mint, it would have worn away as much as the other details on the coin. Those small striations would be non-existent at this point. The coin had to be damaged somehow long after it left the Mint. It could have been damaged by any one of a thousand ways Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 08/16/2009 1:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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