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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 4525511, member: 84179&quot;]While your explanation of an improperly annealed planchet is correct, the OPs coin suffered environmental damage.&nbsp; Improperly annealed planchets will have a normal, as struck appearance along the reeding or edge.&nbsp; The edge color of this coin is the same as the other surfaces indicating it suffered environmental damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins that have been buried or found on the ground are relatively common as evidenced by the frequent questions from new collectors on CT.&nbsp; Improper annealing is not a common error.&nbsp; An entire process step would have to be set up incorrectly.&nbsp; When you consider process checks and quality inspection sampling done in manufacturing processes, it would be very unusual for a batch/lot of discolored planchets to escape unnoticed.</p><p><br /></p><p>For what it&#039;s worth, many members feel it&#039;s important to provide accurate information to new collectors.&nbsp; I believe that&#039;s the reason why your answer was roasted.&nbsp; You don&#039;t want to give a new collector the impression that they found something valuable, when the just have a damaged coin.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with offering an opinion, but if you&#039;re not positive, that should be clarified in your post.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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