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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 4216663, member: 99642&quot;]When looking at this MM, think of it as 2 MMs, the top one, which is the most discernible, and the bottom one which is only visible as &quot;coming out from under&quot; the top one.</p><p>Now, look at the top left corner of the top MM. It appears to have been &quot;clipped&quot; off.</p><p>Now, look at the top left corner of the bottom MM. It appears to have the &quot;clipped&quot; off portion of the top MM, as the corner, of it&#039;s top left corner.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll notice that the &quot;clipped&quot; portion of the top MM, and the entirety of the bottom MM, all appear to have moved in the same direction : to the top left or to the North West, depending on which verbiage you use.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, from these observations, I am deducing that this coin was a victim of a &quot;bounce&quot; strike. i.e.&nbsp; It was struck, the die bounced upwards slightly, then struck again, causing what we see.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question then becomes : Why is there nothing similar visible elsewhere on the coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no answer to that question, other than to suggest there may be similar MD (that I think I&#039;m seeing) on the reverse of this coin. A better photo of the reverse would help. As I understand bounce striking, it can affect both sides of a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, to clarify, I am only providing conjecture and possibilities, based on my observation of this coin. I am not an expert nor a specialist on any coins or aspect of Numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>We need more input from error specialists such as :</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=86437]@Fred Weinberg[/USER]</p><p>[USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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