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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2642623, member: 84179&quot;]I also believe the marks are scratches/gouges that occurred after it left the mint.&nbsp; If it were a planchet defect, I would expect the gouges to be more irregular since the metal would be flowing up into the rim and shield area.&nbsp; These look too straight and smooth to have been subject to metal flow during striking.&nbsp; Think about overstruck coins.&nbsp; On the flat areas, there is a lot of metal movement as seen by the flattened, distorted, and obliterated devices from the original coin.&nbsp; I would expect a similar effect on a planchet defects because of the metal flow. Also, I can’t say with certainty from the pic, but there MAY be some raised areas around the gouges caused by metal displacement particularly where one of the heavy gouges meets the rim. This isn’t definitive proof but I feel it explains the gouges better than a planchet defect.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the weak rim, Snow writes that many 1877 Indians are weakly struck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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