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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 470006, member: 1242&quot;]IMHO, it is from a rim ding that was tooled and repaired! On both lower close-up pictures you can still see a slight distortion of the rim (it is slightly concave compared to the rest of the rim). As for the hole on the edge of the coin between the rim and the edge reeding, I would surmise that this is more than likely a drilled hole to allow the metal to somewhat compress (fill-in per say) when the rim ding was rolled or pressed out. Otherwise, the metal on the rim would have caused the reeding to bulge outwards, making the repair more evident. A torch would have been used to soften but not scorch the coin&#039;s metal to make the repair easier and allow the excess metal to fill-in the drilled hole. However, the total outcome was not as desireable as the person that made the repair wanted!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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