What is this called?

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• CaptHenway Posts: 33,661 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 15, 2017 4:22PM

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

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• Addictederror Posts: 48 ✭

  October 15, 2017 4:50PM

  Right, makes sense thanks a lot

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• Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

  October 15, 2017 7:09PM

  Yep, machine damage.

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• Treashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 16, 2017 6:54AM

  it is called 'damage'

  Frank
  
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• pmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭

  October 16, 2017 6:59AM

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

  Paul

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 17, 2017 7:38AM

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

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