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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4020479, member: 84179"]It's damaged. As [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] said, the coining chamber has a collar. The collar on dimes, quarters, and halves is grooved and that's what forms the reeding on the edge. If the collar wasn't there or malfunctioned, the struck planchet would spread out (Broadstrike error). </p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless of what caused the damage (Machining, dryer coin, hammer, etc), it didn't leave the mint like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's why some of us can dismiss this right away as a damaged coin. As you learn the minting and die making process, and study lots of coins, you understand what can and can't occur at the mint. What do you think we do, randomly guess? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4020479, member: 84179"]It's damaged. As [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] said, the coining chamber has a collar. The collar on dimes, quarters, and halves is grooved and that's what forms the reeding on the edge. If the collar wasn't there or malfunctioned, the struck planchet would spread out (Broadstrike error). Regardless of what caused the damage (Machining, dryer coin, hammer, etc), it didn't leave the mint like that. That's why some of us can dismiss this right away as a damaged coin. As you learn the minting and die making process, and study lots of coins, you understand what can and can't occur at the mint. What do you think we do, randomly guess? :facepalm:[/QUOTE]
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