this is a mystery to me, i know its got to be PMD, just looking for opinions on how this could have been cut, if the copper was cut away, could the zinc have been broken out? i know i've seen zincolns with pieces of the rim gone an it looked like the zinc was broken, im not familiar with zinc metallurgy, i know the truth will never be known, just like to hear what others think, maybe someone else has seen this... thanks all