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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 803112, member: 4350&quot;]I can think of two possibilities and without examining the coin in hand,&nbsp; I won&#039;t pin it it down to one or the other but...I lean toward some form of environmental damage that was subsequently cleaned,&nbsp; leaving a damaged and somewhat pitted surface on the obverse of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seeing some of what looks like corrosion around the rim of the reverse,&nbsp; I might suggest that this coin was ( I know this will sound far fetched but I&#039;ve seen silver coins that are damaged in this way) under water for awhile and then cleaned.&nbsp; It may have been in something that shielded most of the reverse while the obverse was exposed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am thinking of silver coins that I have seen that were salvaged after Katrina.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other possibility is that the coin was struck by a die that had some damage due to rust.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I still lean toward a Katrina-like theory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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