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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ziggy9, post: 2557908, member: 8360&quot;]Benjamin</p><p>let me see if I can explain this clearly for you. the first step in the process of making a coin at the mint is that the blank is sent through the upsetting mill which puts the rim on the coin. this puts a rim on both sides of the blank, now called a planchet. the planchet then goes through the press where it is held centered on the anvil die with a collar and is then struck with the hammer die, this applies equal pressure to both sides of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>now, as to your coin. It has been through the upsetting mill and should have rims on both sides. it does not. it should have images of relatively equal strike on both sides. it does not. if it was delamination (split planchet) the obverse would be ragged where it separated. it is not.if it was two planchets struck at once the obverse would be wavy and the reverse would show an abnormallr strong strike. it does not.</p><p>I can not think of any possible way your coin could have been made at the mint, and I have been studying errors for many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>So how was your coin created. In the 1800&#039;s it was common practice to make love tokens out of coins. they would grind down one surface and then polish it to a mirror surface before engraving initials into it. they were able to achieve this with 1800&#039;s technology, no scratches showed on these coins. with todays technology is is even easier to accomplish this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is post mint damage. nothing more, nothing less</p><p>Richard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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