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<p>[QUOTE="expat, post: 25337200, member: 111067"]It looks more like a cut to me, PMD. The reverse shows signs of damage from a rolling machine, Also, the leaf you are talking about is not extended. The A has been hit and the damage just looks like an extended leaf. The coin overall was struck by dies near the end of their usefulness. The outside lettering has merged with the rim, severe die deterioration is the cause of this.</p><p>Research on die making and the minting process is a much more useful exercise than assuming that every anomaly is an error. There are countless ways a coin can be damaged as opposed to an error occurring during the minting process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="expat, post: 25337200, member: 111067"]It looks more like a cut to me, PMD. The reverse shows signs of damage from a rolling machine, Also, the leaf you are talking about is not extended. The A has been hit and the damage just looks like an extended leaf. The coin overall was struck by dies near the end of their usefulness. The outside lettering has merged with the rim, severe die deterioration is the cause of this. Research on die making and the minting process is a much more useful exercise than assuming that every anomaly is an error. There are countless ways a coin can be damaged as opposed to an error occurring during the minting process.[/QUOTE]
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