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  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like post-mint damage, possibly from a coin rolling and wrapping machine.

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  • Addictederror
    Addictederror Posts: 48 ✭
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    Right, makes sense thanks a lot

  • Shamika
    Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
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    Yep, machine damage.

    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • Treashunt
    Treashunt Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    it is called 'damage'

    Frank

    BHNC #203

  • pmac
    pmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
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    If it was a Latin American coin, I'd call it an assayer mark, "N" with a backwards "L".

    Paul
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep...just PMD.... Cheers, RickO

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