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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 4319994, member: 106826"]I think [USER=13318]@l.cutler[/USER] offers the most straightforward way to be able to disqualify your coin as a minting error. Nothing about the planchet, the feeder/feeding process, the coining process, the ejecting process, or the packaging process can explain the damage to your coin. And for those of us with experience in metal fabricating, turning, milling, and stamping/coining can attest to what may have been done to your coin and disqualify methods/equipment that could not. For instance:</p><p><br /></p><p>Turning your coin on a lathe could leave the circular image of the Memorial on your coin while not damaging United States of America. However, ONE CENT would be affected, essentially erasing the top half of a letter while leaving the bottom half. But ONE CENT is completely missing. </p><p><br /></p><p>CNC Milling makes sense to me to remove the entire letter. Using a probe to touch off the field/face of the coin allows the equipment and tool to be positioned where it leaves no/light witness marks on it that would eventually be obliterated during circulation. Essentially, your coin stays put and the milling tool kisses and moves about the coin to remove the relief design. Setup guys can do this easily. Most operators with some experience can do it to. And it can be pretty dead at 2 AM in a shop...operators will do just about anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rest assured, the community here is offering you plausible explanations. In truth, your coin is quite unique, but it's wow factor probably won't draw too much enthusiasm. Hobo Nickels, with the artisan's touch are far more valuable. And the master artisans are quite capable of removing material in such a way that it appears as if it never was there. They can be that good. But with the others, you are seeing Post Mint Damage with only intrinsic value to a given individual. Good luck on the hunt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 4319994, member: 106826"]I think [USER=13318]@l.cutler[/USER] offers the most straightforward way to be able to disqualify your coin as a minting error. Nothing about the planchet, the feeder/feeding process, the coining process, the ejecting process, or the packaging process can explain the damage to your coin. And for those of us with experience in metal fabricating, turning, milling, and stamping/coining can attest to what may have been done to your coin and disqualify methods/equipment that could not. For instance: Turning your coin on a lathe could leave the circular image of the Memorial on your coin while not damaging United States of America. However, ONE CENT would be affected, essentially erasing the top half of a letter while leaving the bottom half. But ONE CENT is completely missing. CNC Milling makes sense to me to remove the entire letter. Using a probe to touch off the field/face of the coin allows the equipment and tool to be positioned where it leaves no/light witness marks on it that would eventually be obliterated during circulation. Essentially, your coin stays put and the milling tool kisses and moves about the coin to remove the relief design. Setup guys can do this easily. Most operators with some experience can do it to. And it can be pretty dead at 2 AM in a shop...operators will do just about anything. Rest assured, the community here is offering you plausible explanations. In truth, your coin is quite unique, but it's wow factor probably won't draw too much enthusiasm. Hobo Nickels, with the artisan's touch are far more valuable. And the master artisans are quite capable of removing material in such a way that it appears as if it never was there. They can be that good. But with the others, you are seeing Post Mint Damage with only intrinsic value to a given individual. Good luck on the hunt.[/QUOTE]
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