Notice on the reverse the A in America and part of the T United are missing and there is an indentation that looks like some foreign material disturbed the strike.
I thought grease at first. But, from your experience, could grease cause that much of an indentation?
I thought grease at first. But, from your experience, could grease cause that much of an indentation?
Yes, sometimes the grease, or machinery 'stuff' gets hardened/compressed as coins are struck. If it was a lamination (what happened to the type size?) you'd see the ghost of the A, for example.
I'll also say yes. I have found quite a few of the 2009P Formative Years with either the hand or book completely obliterated by being struck through compacted material.
Grease filled Die. The indenting may be from a defective planchet as I see no signs of scraping. There are no rough edges from damage so I'm going with a minor defective planchet.