I want to join this science class. Looks like fun! Only did a closeup of the main damage, but the "R" in Liberty is interesting as well. Anyone have a clue what could do this?
I would be contemplating the possibility of planchet problems, were it not for corresponding damage on the reverse side. It's plain that whatever hit the obverse at 9:00 flattened the reverse underneath. To a lesser extent, the same seems true for the anomaly at the R in LIBERTY - the corresponding area on the reverse clearly has problems at and inward of the rim. Circulation afterward has softened the sharpness of whatever befell the coin, and turned it into something we actually have to think a bit about rather than pronouncing it PMD without a second thought. But postmint damage it is, I believe.
I felt certain it was PMD which is why I posted here instead of the error forum. I was thinking it looked melted and smeared somehow. Focused heat, acid, bug sputum from Starship Troopers. It was definitely crimped in a vice or something at some point with those gouges. It was so odd that I just wanted to hear other's thoughts.
