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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3310829, member: 24633"]First, welcome to the neighborhood!</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] and [USER=74863]@Collecting Nut[/USER] , but I would like to add that the one obvious giveaway that it is post-mint damage is because the coin is missing the upset rim on the reverse. Before a planchet is struck, it goes through the upsetting mill which raises the rim on<b> both sides</b> at the same time. Since the rim is missing on the reverse, you must immediately conclude that it could not have occurred at the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3310829, member: 24633"]First, welcome to the neighborhood! I agree with [USER=92655]@Randy Abercrombie[/USER] and [USER=74863]@Collecting Nut[/USER] , but I would like to add that the one obvious giveaway that it is post-mint damage is because the coin is missing the upset rim on the reverse. Before a planchet is struck, it goes through the upsetting mill which raises the rim on[B] both sides[/B] at the same time. Since the rim is missing on the reverse, you must immediately conclude that it could not have occurred at the mint. Chris[/QUOTE]
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