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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2038218, member: 27832&quot;]Well, I&#039;ll defer to Mike Diamond every time. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, though, the blurry edge-on photo still looks like a sandwich coin to me. Here&#039;s a &quot;sharpened&quot; and contrast-stretched crop of the image:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]371728[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I know that all sorts of odd things can happen as a clad surface layer gets dragged across the edge of the coin during striking, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever seen this &quot;double Oreo&quot; effect. Note the distinct bright layer consistently stretching along the middle of the edge, not sloping toward either face. And look at the reeds in the middle of the image -- I see a distinct &quot;twist&quot;, as though the top half of the coin has been slightly rotated clockwise relative to the bottom half.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d love to see a well-focused image of those reeds, although that might be a tough shot to get. My suspicion is that we&#039;d see a well-defined discontinuity at the middle of the edge, maybe even a visible seam.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s certainly <i>possible</i> that this is a rolled-thick example; I&#039;ve never seen one, so I know nothing about their characteristics. It&#039;s hard for me to imagine, though, how you&#039;d get slanted/twisted reeds, assuming that&#039;s what the photo actually shows. It&#039;s also hard to imagine that you&#039;d get that middle bright layer, although I&#039;m on even shakier ground there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike, have you seen these actual effects on a rolled-thick-stock coin, or are you thinking they&#039;re just artifacts of a blurry image?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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