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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3317849, member: 84179"]Need pics, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. The minting machinery can't strike a coin if one of the dies are missing. There are some specific errors that might look like a normal coin with a blank side, but the odds of finding one is high.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, there are lots and lots and lots of coins that have been subject to grinding, lathe, or other machine shop experiments. It seems people post these on CT a couple of times each week. If you've spent any time in a machine shop, you should be able to easily spot the lines/grooves from metal removal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 3317849, member: 84179"]Need pics, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. The minting machinery can't strike a coin if one of the dies are missing. There are some specific errors that might look like a normal coin with a blank side, but the odds of finding one is high. However, there are lots and lots and lots of coins that have been subject to grinding, lathe, or other machine shop experiments. It seems people post these on CT a couple of times each week. If you've spent any time in a machine shop, you should be able to easily spot the lines/grooves from metal removal.[/QUOTE]
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