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ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 6:58 pm This came out of a hoard I bought a while ago. I've seen a number of U.S. coins with dropped elements but this was the first Canadian one I've come across. The "A" is from the obverse word "CANADA". This occurs when the incuse device is filled with grease and compacted. Sometimes this will drop out and being very hard can be struck into the surface of a coin: Edited by ikandiggit 04/20/2011 7:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff

TwoCentsWorth Valued Member Canada 250 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 7:53 pm very cool...I didn't know the grease would harden like that...now I want one (or 10) cheers Report this Post to the Staff
ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 8:10 pm The "grease" is comprised of bits of metal and other crud. Here's an explanation from NGC: The most common form of this debris is a combination of metallic fillings and grease or oil which I will call "metallic dirt." Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9873 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 9:11 pm That's a great error.Nice find! And thanks for the explanation Edited by DBM 04/20/2011 9:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 9:14 pm Very dramatic example! Report this Post to the Staff
collectall Pillar of the Community Canada 610 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 9:46 pm I have never seen one of these before.Hang on to it. It's quite a conversation piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Powderfinger New Member Canada 39 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 10:59 pm That is a very nice piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/20/2011 11:13 pm Very cool! One of my favorite type of errors. Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 04/21/2011 07:32 am That is a unusual coin and a great find, like collectall says a good conversational piece thanks for the post Report this Post to the Staff
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