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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fred Weinberg, post: 3079412, member: 86437&quot;]From what I see, the edge has</p><p>been buffedoff.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a true MEL, the copper core is </p><p>NOT centered, it&#039;s slightly more</p><p>to either the obv. or rev. side of the</p><p>coin, not centered.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is due to how the planchets are punched</p><p>out and then received the upset rim;</p><p><br /></p><p>The copper core is centered, as logic would</p><p>have, but due to the upsetting, the copper</p><p>core shows more to one side of the edge than</p><p>the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this photo shown, the copper core band</p><p>is wider, and dead-centered.&nbsp; It&#039;s been buffed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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