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Message:: [QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 4335038, member: 74863"]I know you said you are new to coin collecting and that's great. The members that have answered you have a total of several hundred years of collecting coins. We've told you what we believe to be honest in that your coin is damaged and not a mint error. I would hate to see you spend good hard earned money to send this coin in for grading only to find out the truth. Sometimes, that's the only way to learn but it's an expensive way. Since you do not accept our reasoning and explanations, can you please tell us how this was made at the US Mint? How did this occur during the minting process? Please explain. I've been to the Philadelphia Mint a few times and I've seen coins being minted. Very neat and quite the process. I've spoken to a couple Mint employees and I know of no way this could take place at the Mint and be an error. I would love to hear how this is possible. Also, I've been collecting coins since I was 5. Yes, I started young but my father taught me a little and it has stuck with me for 60 years. In all that time I've never seen a picture of a coin or a coin itself that looks like yours. I like it and I wouldn't mind having one but it is not an error, it's been damaged as nothing like this is possible in the minting process. So if you could, please explain how this happened. Thank you.[/QUOTE]