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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1005393, member: 15199&quot;]Hi Patrick and welcome to the forum. A photo would help us to be sure we aren&#039;t misunderstanding your description, but it sounds like a filled die. The parts of the coin that are raised are produced by the strike of a die with a recessed area. So on the die that strikes the coin, the date would be cut into the die, so when it strikes the metal of the coin, the metal will flow into the recess and when the die lifts from the strike, the date on a normal coin will have a raised date. The coin machinery requires lubrication and metal flakes can accumulate to make a very hard and stiff &quot;grease&quot;. If this grease fills a recess in the die ( such as the missing part of your number, the metal can&#039;t enter, and when the die retracts the number will be incomplete or missing in that area. Often generally called a &quot;filled die&quot;. Very common and little or no extra value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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