Is this a repair job on this coin?
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Looks a little odd ..
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And the other side? Better yet, show the entire coin Obv & Rev.
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Interesting. Hard to say. Definitely something going on...
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Would say yes from the photo.
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A better picture for our viewing pleasure.
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and it's a Carson City.
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Is it raised, the dot, above the surface of the coin?
It looks man made.
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yes
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looks like a plug of some sort to me, thus post mint damage repair
Same here ... looks like a plug.
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I’m not sure. I could see this being a struck-in that has either expanded a bit or otherwise raised up somehow, but I am dubious.
I go with a plug also.
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Well, I have heard of the phrase "not being worth a plugged nickel" but never a dollar....
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I'll concur with the "plugged" theory.
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It looks too small to be a plug... Appears more like a flattened piece of metal, perhaps a retained struck through..... Cheers, RickO
I’m going with RickO on this one. That appears to be a small piece of steel that ended up on the planchet.
Doesn't appear to be a plug for a hole that went thru to obverse. Agree its small, with the close-up photos magnified 50X, which is great for viewing the potential issue. Anyway its been dipped and probably will never straight grade by our host. Might be glued on to cover some damage like PVC etched into surface.
I feel @ricko has the answer. Don't feel it to be a plug. Looks like a metal that has been struck flat with a small piece downward. Doesn't look ground off to make it smooth. JMO
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Are you serious? It's almost microscopic in size. I was skeptical that it was a plug of any kind considering how very small it is.
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Agree small, but folks have glued on mint marks which wouldn't be too much bigger.
more pics from angles.. if it helps..
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@oronron, you have a good eye to catch it. Any sign of a punch coming through on the other side of the coin where the plug or as some have suggested retained metal piece is?
no punch coming through , some say retained..
but bsshog40 caught something on the other side of the coin, but I am not convinced it is evidence..
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Looks like a lead plug. I have seen lead used on crude plugs in the past. The retained metal hypothesis is a good one also. Best of luck if you send it in..