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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2911484, member: 24633&quot;]I agree with paddy. It was damaged after it left the Mint. Unfortunately, no one can tell you exactly how it was damaged because there are many, many ways that it could have happened.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, what we can tell you with much certainty is that no coin can possibly come out of the coining chamber looking like this. The coining chamber is composed of three principle parts: 1) the hammer die, 2) the anvil die and 3) the retaining collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the image of the reverse, I can see that the reeded edge formed by the retaining collar is intact, and we must assume that the striking operation was completed successfully. It appears that the edge was pushed in at an angle so as not to affect the edge on the reverse, but the force of the downward, angled pressure did cause some flattening of the legend on the reverse at &quot;OF&quot;. Therefore, we must conclude that this anomaly occurred after the coin left the Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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