Hey all, I've got this 1943 Canada 5 Cent piece as seen below. There's a few things I see going on here that might be nothing at all, or perhaps they are something. Something interesting that is, not earth shattering or wallet filling. Anywho - The coin has plenty of dings and hits on it, but there's two things that stand out. The first is the area that looks like a projectile exiting from ol' George's nose. It appears to be "pitted" here a bit and isn't consistent with dings and hits, it's almost as if the metal had some porosity there perhaps? The other thing I'm wondering about is does this coin appear to have been struck on a planchet with some poorly mixed alloy. I THINK I can see "lines" or a grain in the metal so to speak. It's more obvious on the reverse to me because it has less distracting dings and dents. It travels diagonally from the lower right leaf up through 43, and towards the center of the coin at the top. Similar on the front however going the opposite direction (because it's the opposite side, duh). Maybe it's nothing, but I'm trying to get better at picking out such things when I notice them so feedback is appreciated. Also, this coin is made of Tombac which is an alloy made of 88% Copper and 12% Zinc.
Improperly mixed alloy and lamination flaws often go together. I think the things you noticed about your coin are correct. https://www.numicanada.com/pieces-d...r-les-pieces-de-5-cents-de-1943-a-1945&id=398
