Hi, Could anyone tell me if this happened when the coin was made or was it an accident of circulation? Best regards:thumb:
It looks like it was done by a rolling machine. You will see similar rounded damage caused when the machine rolls the end of the roll down.
At the moment I don't agree with the "rolling machine" theory. Two reasons: - generally the marks from the machine leave a complete or close to complete circle around a coin. - generally the marks are closer to the rim. But that leaves me with no other theory.
The marks definitely appear to be rolling marks but are quite far from the area these are normally seen in. I would also expect that those marks would show up on the Eagle's wings but it doesn't appear that they do. For now, until you could prove otherwise, roller marks is what they will be called.
The depth of damage seems to change from type to type Here's a roll of pennies and a roll of nickles. It may be something else but it still looks like a rolling machine.
Whether it was caused by crimping fingers or not really doesn't matter. Whatever caused it it is still post mint damage.
