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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 166951, member: 66&quot;]From what I see on the rims of the 1957, I think this coin used to be part of an encasement.&nbsp; Youknow,one of those good luck things, an aluminum ring around a coin.&nbsp; they are assembledand then the outer aluminum ring is struck in a press to create the design on it.&nbsp; The pressure of the strike forces the ring inward against to coin compressing it and &quot;locking&quot; the coin into the ring.&nbsp; (This can result in a slight reduction in the diameter of the coin.)&nbsp; If you look at the edge of the cent you will probably find it to be slightly deformed. Sometimes the dies striking the ring also make contact with the rim of the coin as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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