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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 3013455, member: 19165&quot;]Most of the coin looks environmentally damaged. Given the color and the encrustations, I&#039;m more inclined to think buried in the ground than seawater recovery, but either are possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the area the OP is asking about is the area above the crown on the reverse. To answer the OP, this is neither a die state or damage - this is a planchet issue. Metallurgy was not very advanced when these coins were struck - they often had issues with the alloy, and creating planchets from an imperfect alloy with crude technology led to a variety of problems such as you see. This is a common effect seen on many coins of this period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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