George V 1916 Half Crown .....Flaw from mint?

[Citizen H]

I have been looking at some duplicates coins in regards to keeping or moving on......

I scrutinised  this one and checked its condition......I found that the letter E on the Reverse looks like its either deformed or part missing? there's no sign of wear or damage to the rest of the coin.....

Could it be that it left the mint like this?

Many thanks "H"

 

[Rob]

Yes. It looks like a cud, where a piece of metal has become trapped between the dies when struck, hence the excess metal. It could have been a flaw flaw which was the source of the metal or something external, but it ain't right. I suggested the latter because of the mess underneath the top of the F too. 3-D pictures required to be certain.

[VickySilver]

I was thinking perhaps grease in the die as there is no relief to the part of the "E" it seems you are referring to.