Damaged or as struck on this Mercury Dime Reverse.
Fairlaneman
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Ken
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My vote is damage
Is there an obverse image?
It doesn't immediately occur to me as post Mint damage. I am leaning toward a planchet flaw.
Dwayne F. Sessom
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As struck. I suspect a slightly tapered thin planchet, near the end of a strip where the metal was just starting to fall off. How's the weight?
Need better photo's with filters and over exposed examples to confirm a theory.
What ?
Looks “as struck” and I agree with the tapered planchet theory above.
Looks "as struck" to me.
I also agree with as struck. It could very well be a tapered thin planchet.
Another explanation could be that the die was slightly loose in the press, and tilted slightly to one side as the planchet was struck. This would leave one side of the coin especially well struck while another area would be lacking detail.
A quick weigh of the coin would tell the story. A lighter weight would suggest the first possibility is correct.
Coin Photographer.
Looks like a tapered planchet error to me.
As usual, Tom nailed it
As struck
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Agree with 'as struck'.... weight would be interesting. Cheers, RickO