just when you thought you thought you'd seen it all...

And this one is mine!! Look closely and observe the fragment of fibrous material(wood?) wedged in the recess of the lamination, as if possibly a Mint worker(coiner?)had dislodged the damaged coin from the press with a wooden dowel.

"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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