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butters New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 12:41 am hello, I saw this as I was putting it into my coin jar and it looked kinda funny.the outer edge is a little more dull than the rest of the coin and all the letters and numbers look smeared or are half gone.i couldnt get a great picture but I did what I could.you think its minted that way or damaged somehow?thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

coinseeker Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 12:50 am Is there any reeding left on the edge? If not, it looks like it may be a Dryer Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
butters New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 12:57 am excuse my stupidity but what is reeding? Report this Post to the Staff
butters New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 01:00 am ohhh.yes the ridges look perfect Report this Post to the Staff
butters New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 01:14 am im guessing a weak,weak strike? Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 01:16 am Yes, it's just a weak strike, pretty common. Report this Post to the Staff
butters New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 01:19 am thank you very much! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 07:41 am I think it's damage from a coin counting machine or a coin operated machine. A weak strike would affect the bust as well and the bust looks fine. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 4:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 5:07 pm Actually, it's pretty common to have a strike that's just weak around the periphery because it requires more force to push the metal up into the peripheral elements, and the metal there is slightly hardened from the rim-upsetting process. It's really common on Mercury dimes, for instance, and collectors work hard to find dates that are fully struck both at the center and in the periphery. Some dates are very scarce with the last digit of the date fully formed, and many dates are almost always missing part of the "E" in "ONE". Images here. Not to say that a machine-created circular damage that looks like this isn't common too. I don't see any scrapes in the fields that fit that though. Edited by CaptainFwiffo 09/28/2011 5:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/28/2011 7:17 pm A reverse image might help? I'm thinking Struck Through Grease error. The motto and date are also weak. The reverse image might show more weakness or a normal reverse? The rims are full as would be the case of a struck through error. Report this Post to the Staff
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