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Rexford
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I found these strange markings on Roosevelt while sifting through mint sets. Any idea what could have caused them? They seem to match the pattern on the edges of the plastic protector and are imprinted into the coin. The markings on the edge stretch around to the reverse. 
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The first impression (no pun intended) I got from looking at the image is that whatever machine crimps the plastic also crimped the coin.
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If it happened at the mint, can it still be post mint damage? (And what is the sound of one hand clapping?)
Crimping damage.
You see it once in a while on the mint set coins.
It would be considered PMD, because it didn't happen during the minting process.
Bingo.
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PMD. Or ("Packaging" Mint Damage). New term?
I agree... crimping machine damage (CMD
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I have to disagree. If the cellophane isn't marred above the dime? and why the separation in the lines? also, the lines on the rim are different (thicker) than the other lines? Oh-h Fred?
What's puzzling are the fingerprints too?
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Bag mis-fed into crimping machine, coin hit by crimper, picked up with no gloves [they get hot], then finger printed and re bagged ?
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Everyone who says it's packaging damage is correct.
The dime was laying over the 'crimped' area when the sealing
machine came down. Look at the left side of the photo below
In God We Trust - that is probably the area where the dime was
when the sealing occurred. Can't tell for sure, but I am sure
that the dime was damaged by the machinery - the patterns
on his head are a match.
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Yep, crimping is the monster here...
I have a bunch of little bags of SF Mint cents that were sold by the Mint from 1971 through 1973. I found many in there which had this same sort of damage. I assume they took rejects from the Mint sets and put them in the bags instead.
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Yes. If it's not damage because of the planchet (planchet error) or the strike (strike error) then it is damage no matter where or how it was done. This is so unusual though that I bet somebody would pay a premium for this "packaging error" lol
Op, is there a hole in the crimping? Very neat
There is indeed a section of empty space between the crimping now that I look at it, in the bottom left area of the photo. Sounds like Fred hit it on the mark.
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Yep, when the professor says it is PD, I then agree. I was wrong. Thanks Fred!
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