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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 171433, member: 6763&quot;]In this instance, I believe that it is a planchet flaw.</p><p>Sure the O should be depressed, and it appears to be.</p><p>If the planchet was struck with some material that later flaked off, then the coin would appear as it does.</p><p>&nbsp; Or, if there were &#039;bubbles&#039; in the metal, and then struck, with teh area material falling off. Either way the coin would have the lower surface that it shows.</p><p>&nbsp; We&#039;ll just wait for &#039;found in rolls&#039; to comment.</p><p>Stll, I believe not scratched, and a nice find.</p><p>And, no, not a VAM. A VAM is a die variety, not a planchet defect.</p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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