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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1166887, member: 11521&quot;]Are those the only possibilities? I don&#039;t think so. Mint employees (those that operate the coin presses) inspect a sample coin every few minutes to make sure there are no problems with the coins (e.g., cracked die, improper press settings, etc.). If they find a problem they do not try to correct the problem on the individual coins (that would be a daunting task because coin presses can churn out 750 coins every minute). Instead they discard the coins in the hopper and correct the problem with the dies or coin press. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Without photos we can only guess what happened to your coin. It could be that someone was practicing his hand at coin doctoring or coin alteration or artificial toning. Perhaps it was a kid playing around with the coin. Who knows? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please post good photos so we can see what you are looking at. A picture is worth a thousand words.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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