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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1321018, member: 15445&quot;]Hello Numismat,</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to admit that this is a funky looking coin.&nbsp; Here are some comments for your consideration regarding points #1 through #4:</p><p><br /></p><p>#1 OK maybe something was hanging over the reverse rim at 4 &amp; 9 o&#039;clock during the stike.&nbsp; However, I notice that on the obverse side there is a mark on the rim at 9:00.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if this corresponds with the reverse rim damage at about 9:00.&nbsp; I would really like to carefully examine the edge of the coin to see if all this damage occurred within the coining collar or out of the collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>#2 Yes.&nbsp; The dent does look deep &amp; normally the metal from a post strike dent needs to go someplace.&nbsp; In this case, it may have formed the raised metal at the base of the memorial.</p><p><br /></p><p>#3a Yes the metal does look raised in the photo.&nbsp; The only way I can imagine the metal being raised <u>from the strike</u> would be if the die was broken and fallen away from the place where the raised metal is located (a die chip like a cud but not affecting the edge of the coin).&nbsp; There is the further possibility that the chip of die material could cause the deep dent.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>#3b Without a large die chip, this raised metal may just be metal pushed up from a post strike dent.&nbsp; This scenario would make the dent &amp; subsequent raised metal post mint damage I think.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>#4 The damage covering E OF AMERICA does look like struck through debris or possibly struck through the debris of a disintegrating reverse die cap. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the OP has the coin in hand then it would be nice to have a careful inspection of the edge (especially at 4 &amp; 9 o&#039;clock.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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