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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tuffjump, post: 819190, member: 15031&quot;]First let me thank you all for your replies, they are educational and appreciated. </p><p><br /></p><p>Second, yes it is a P coin but in this case the mint mark has no bearing on the issue. I believe the D could be from the D in God, it is the same size and shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third, yes there is some corrosion on the coin at the forehead where the metal has a gouge in it post mint, and there are even a couple of bubbles under the surface of the coin but they are not the same structure as the D in question.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the letter being incused I agree that that is the case most of the time. However, according to Arnold Margolis in his book The Error Coin Encyclopedia page 262 paragraph 7 continuing to page 263 he states &quot;We must remember that the letter-bearing flake has come from a previously struck coin. Therefore, the metal which makes up that flake has been struck and its internal structure has been compressed by the force of that strike. This has the effect of harding the metal in that flake. When it is later impressed into the surface of the next coin, its hardness will resist the forces which deform it. The result will be a fairly well formed letter or numeral in the surface of that coin. <i>It will be sightly raised if the flake sticks to the surface.&quot; I believe that is what I&#039;m seeing.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>I will be the first to admit I am not an expert and have a lot to learn but until I can be convinced about an issue I will continue exploring until I convince myself I&#039;m wrong and that is often enough. I think I do pretty much&nbsp; understand the minting process as Mr Margolis explains it well in his book.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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