09-08-2013, 08:39 AM
There were some discussions, like here on SMAP, but finally it was approved. The creases across the "IA" and the "2" on the reverse were explained as simply due to defects of the brass billet, while the metal surplus on the top edge might be a mint error, but it is commonly stated that the excess of metal at the rim is seen rather often, as well as the correction by filing, as marsino points out in his post.












