I remember picking this coin out of circulation for the strange characteristics the rim on the reverse has. It appears as though slightly over half of the rim was cut off and the remains of a sharp valley separate the two portions of the rim. There is a definite decrease in elevation, so it couldn't have been a couple of dings. I really can't think of anything that would justify this happening in the mint, but even under close examination, it doesn't appear to have been squeezed or cut outside of the mint. The obverse rim is perfectly normal and even throughout. The lower part of the rim extends from 8 o'clock to 4 o'clock, and the raised/normal looking rim is at the bottom of the reverse. The lower part looks very flat in contrast to the more rounded raised part. Thoughts?
I'm still a bit skeptical about it being a MAD, but perhaps I don't understand that process of how it occurred. Would a MAD with the dies that made this coin have indented the rim on the reverse, leaving the rim impression when the dies were realigned? I don't see even 0.5% of an off center obverse compared to the centering of the reverse, and the way that the rim is more shallow for over 1/2 of the reverse make me think it may be something else.
OK, take it out of the 2x2 and take new pics of both sides of the coin and maybe you'll get a different opinion. We can only go by what we see.
New pics outside of the 2x2. Shoulda done this first, but here they are. I suppose there might be a very slight MAD, but if the consensus is still that this is the cause, I'd like to learn how a MAD could affect the rim in this way. Keep in mind I'm looking at what I would describe as a sheered rim, with two noticeable edges. Hopefully they are clear enough in the pics to see without arrows, and they are located at roughly 5 and 8 o'clock.
Can anyone provide further details on how this occurred? How/what impressed the reverse die to create what I see on the coin? I still can't think of how a MAD would cause this. Excuse my insistence, but I would like to learn how this rim indentation/sheer came about if anyone is able to explain.
The reverse nicks/shearing you refer to could have been because of the planchet, possible damage after the strike as the MAD came apart or the coin ejected, or PMD.
