I thought it was damage or solder but now I'm not so sure
Azurescens
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How could that have happened at the mint? 🤔
How could that have happened outside of the mint? (Flattened rims, bubble in the clad likely caused by high heat, overall roached appearance from whatever caused the other damage, etc.).
That's the way I see it, anyway. 🧐
im going post mint damage
heat
Collector, occasional seller
Agree. That coin was in a fire or someone was playing with his torch. Heat on a clad coin can cause that bubble effect.
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Oh cool, didn't know that. Thanks guys.
I've never seen it explained but my theory is there may be some air trapped between the clad layers that expands under high temperature that causes the bubble to form.
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I THINK HE HAS A SEVERE COLD
High heat causes the gas to expand and the metal to soften. Voila! A bubble.
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Mr_Spud
Heat treated which can cause the clad layers to bubble up like that.
Official PCGS account of:
www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com
You don't need air trapped. The difference in thermal expansion will cause the metal to buckle. The air fills later.
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I disagree. I have seen a lot of fire damaged clad coins over the last 60 years, but only some of them have been blown out like this. The logical explanation is that only some of them have trapped air bubbles that can expand under extreme heat.
The OP's coin shows an isolated bubble rather than buckling so this explanation makes no sense.
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