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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 20953149, member: 24314&quot;]Animosity is part of the human spirit.&nbsp; It can come out in many ways and for different reasons.&nbsp; None of it bothers me personally and I enjoy the opportunity to drop down to their <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie34" alt=":clown:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie91" alt=":stinkyfeet:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> level and turn loose the <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <span style="color: #b30000">Devil</span> inside me.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is not damage from a bezel. Bezels go around the entire rim and there is no damage on either side of the mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the answers.&nbsp; I tried to throw members off by suggesting this might be PMD.&nbsp; I figured once the answers started, the Mint Error guys would set us straight.&nbsp; Apparently, they got bored with the discussion because I asked them to hold off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clue is on the edge.&nbsp; You&#039;ll see open cracks.&nbsp; This is a planchet flaw.&nbsp; Metal did not reach this part of the coin&#039;s edge.&nbsp; How does this affect the grade?&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t affect the actual grade EXCEPT for folks who like to net grade for defects.&nbsp; How does it affect the value?&nbsp; It could go either way but mostly down.&nbsp; I should prefer this coin to a normal without the flaw.&nbsp; Most collectors want coins with no detractions of any kind so this coin would probably be priced below a normal coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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