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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2101918, member: 24544&quot;]It looks like there is an indentation between the dentils and where the piece sticks out, is that correct?&nbsp; If so, it&#039;s post mint damage, someone squeezed it with something. I think it&#039;s improbably based on the indentation, and based on the fact that the striking pressure applied to the collar is just not that great.&nbsp;&nbsp; The striking pressure is greatest on the face of the rims as indicated by the frequency of cuds.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins were struck in a collar.&nbsp; It&#039;s possible that a piece of the collar broke during the striking, creating something similar to a cud but sticking out of the coin.&nbsp; However, if that is what happened it would not cause the indentation.&nbsp; Further I have never seen this happen on any collar struck large cent, nor have I ever seen one reported. Not saying it&#039;s impossible, but it would be truly rare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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