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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1541474, member: 15199&quot;]I think it is a peeled lamination. Sometimes the mixture of the metal has &quot;crud~ for lack of a better word&quot; in it that when it is struck, pushes to the surface, separating a top portion from the mass of metal in the center of the coin. If the top section is thin enough, or well separated, it can flake or peel off leaving depressed areas where they once were. That is the best scenario. The worse is that something gouged out an area roughly, such as if the cent was on a crushed stone pathway and something very heavy zoomed over it. But I would go the lamination.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the forum!</p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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