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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 901145, member: 6647&quot;]I&#039;m glad to see everyone is enjoying this coin.&nbsp; Thanks for all your comments.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have placed below a photo of the obverse, with a red line showing the &#039;leading edge&#039; of the lamination I discussed in the OP.&nbsp; It follows the grain of the planchet, and peels in the direction indicated.&nbsp; To me it clearly explains the minor pits and so forth around the six.&nbsp; After trying many angles to get the light just right with my loupe, I can see a hairline break along the base of the large protrusion (it does have thickness, however, almost as much as the 6).&nbsp; So it does appear to be a piece of metal not in firm contact with the field.&nbsp; Having said that, there are parts of the 6 that are beginning to peel off with the lamination as well.&nbsp; What is so puzzling is how well the protrusion connects with the 6.</p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/1c_1963D-varunknown-diagram-obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;I didn&#039;t make transparencies, but I did think for some time about a 3, also a 4 turned at some odd angle, but I really don&#039;t see the mechanics of it occurring, considering the time period.&nbsp; And it doesn&#039;t fit with a D or S mm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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