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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3123523, member: 84179&quot;]The marks on your coin did not occur at the mint.&nbsp; They&#039;re a results of hits and contact with other objects after it left the mint.&nbsp; You may want to do some research on how coins and dies are made.&nbsp; Once you learn the basics, you&#039;ll understand that your coin couldn&#039;t have been minted with all the scratches and dings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the process for making dies</p><p><a href="http://doubleddie.com/58201.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/58201.html" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com/58201.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s some very basic stuff from the US Treasury on the minting process</p><p><a href="https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/manufacturing.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/manufacturing.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/manufacturing.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a lot of info out there.&nbsp; I would recommend seeking it out and if you have any questions, many of the experienced members on Coin Talk can help.&nbsp; They can also provide guidance as to which sources are helpful and which are full of &quot;you-know-what&quot;.&nbsp; A lot of YouTube videos are just click bait with an amazing amount of incorrect information and plain old lies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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