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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2086956, member: 1765&quot;]I agree that it&#039;s not die erosion.&nbsp; Other peripheral lettering is sharp and there are no heavy patches of flow lines.&nbsp; A pitted die is possible, but the pitting normally seen on Morgan dollars is much &quot;sharper&quot; than this.&nbsp; Also, pitted dies seem uncharacteristic of the 1930s.&nbsp; I will therefore recommend that you &quot;poke it with a stick&quot; -- a test occasionally cited on VAMWorld for determining if what you see is really a planchet flaw.&nbsp; In this case, you&#039;re seeing if there&#039;s occluded gas in the planchet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And by &quot;stick&quot;, I mean a rose thorn or cactus spine.&nbsp; Poke at the largest one and see if you observe deformation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another thought:&nbsp; Glue on the surface of a coin can be very deceptive.&nbsp; If the bumps come off when you poke it with a stick, that&#039;s what it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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