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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like post-mint damage, possibly from a coin rolling and wrapping machine.

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  • AddictederrorAddictederror Posts: 48 ✭

    Right, makes sense thanks a lot

  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

    Yep, machine damage.

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  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    it is called 'damage'

    Frank

    BHNC #203

  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭

    If it was a Latin American coin, I'd call it an assayer mark, "N" with a backwards "L".

    Paul
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep...just PMD.... Cheers, RickO

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