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GFourDriverGFourDriver Posts: 2,366 ✭
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The sides of the letter O are free of color, it seems to ooze from under the letter and inside the O it seems to be flowing away from the center. Is this because there was a contamination of the planchet or die? Whatever it is, I like it, it adds character.

The metal is copper and the strike is proof. Are rhe black spots carbon?

Copper Splash

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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭
    Yes the black spots are "carbon" spots. As for what happened, since the color looks off to me (possibly dipped), I would guess there was a foreign substance covering the "O" and when it was removed, it revealed the original surface.
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