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What happened here? (Updated pics)

A little help with this Washington that I pulled out of a mint set. This quarter is amazingly mark free.....except for the elephant in the room. Ideas?

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    BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭✭
    heated?
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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What's the other side look like in this area ?
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    strike thru?
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    okiedudeokiedude Posts: 653 ✭✭✭
    Grease?
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    Looks like a cold sore.
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    dcarrdcarr Posts: 10,062 ✭✭✭✭✭
    None of the above, in my opinion.

    I think it is a naturally-occuring shallow spot next to the area of the planchet that would have been pushed up during the upset mill (rimming process).
    And so it is simply an area where the planchet texture didn't get struck out.
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    BodinBodin Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭
    Thank guys!
    I'm working on the full obverse and recerse photos.
    Anybody else have any ideas as we have a couple different theories?
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,534 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>strike thru? >>


    That was my first thought---perhaps struck through grease.

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    WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,600 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think Dcarr has it right.
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    ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Let me be the first to guess...1965?
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Struck thru grease.
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Struck thru grease.
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,432 ✭✭✭✭✭
    it looks like grease and do like it. its different.
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    halfhunterhalfhunter Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭
    Looks like a planchet flaw to me.

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    BodinBodin Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭
    New pics added.
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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,473 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not something an error collector would pay a premium for

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