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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bmmartin, post: 3915482, member: 98956&quot;]From what I can gather, and from the evidence, it seems that it wasn’t intended as part of the design - I don’t think a mint worker etched a “5” into a die.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think someone mentioned a lint mark on the die.&nbsp; This had to be accidental, and am thinking this occurred when the die was created, so an error in the process.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t think it’s been discussed here, but my understanding is that a lint mark on a coin occurs when a piece of lint comes in between a die and a planchet.&nbsp; This creates an incuse mark on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would imagine a lint mark on a die would occur when some lint or similar foreign object comes in between a hub and a working die, creating an incuse mark on the die?&nbsp; When this die strikes a planchet, the incuse mark will create a corresponding feature in relief?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the question marks, but this is where I’m uncertain and will have to defer to the experts on this forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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