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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rascal, post: 4266338, member: 29239&quot;]Yes I agree with you if does look really close to a vice or what we call a hammer job . There are some things that shows it is not a vice job . Enlarge the photo and look at the sunken in R from AMERICA it is right up against the rim and looks like part of it may be up under the high rim . This would be impossible for someone to put it there without damaging the rim. Another thing about it is this was done while still in the die because the diameter of the coin is the same as a normal one. Another thing is that on a hammer or vice job the sunken in letters are more smooth , on this one they are a bit fuzzy looking that looks more like they are from dropped die fillings . The reverse side is also perfect as can be for a circulated coin without any evidence of a vice job. I&#039;m starting to think this may be from a clogged die where the clog fell out in one piece and landed on the planchet and got pressed into the coin during the strike. The weird thing about this coin is that it has a rotated reverse and all of this lines up perfect with the reverse. I didn&#039;t realize it until the examiner mentioned it . I just put it on here for other members to enjoy and maybe help new collectors learn a little more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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