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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-25-2009, 12:01 AM   #1 (permalink) fishaddicit Senior Member     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 544 My Mood: 1993 D LMC strike through? picked this out today. Not sure if it may be a strike through or what. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as always. There is a slight "indention" on the reverse. Attached Thumbnails           10-25-2009, 02:32 AM   #2 (permalink) CashDude Member   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 173 I have no idea what that shape is, but it goes around the head and letters so I do not think it is post mint damage.   10-25-2009, 02:41 AM   #3 (permalink) CashDude Member   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 173 It looks like maybe there was a struck-thru of a hardened metal object before this coin that put an impression into the dies. However, I have never seen anything like this. I will let the experts take it from here.   10-25-2009, 02:33 PM   #4 (permalink) statehood I love statehoods   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Forth Worth Texas Posts: 37 My Mood: I would say a strike through It don't look like post mint damage. Bill   10-25-2009, 03:55 PM   #5 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 530 Just as a guess I would say that the die struck a scrap piece of metal and was damaged. Not sure what technical term would be used though. I don't think it is a strike through as the object wasn't present during this particular strike - rather an earlier one. __________________ Jason Cuvelier CoinGallery - CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   10-25-2009, 03:59 PM   #6 (permalink) rockdude Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ca. Posts: 2,741 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by jcuve Just as a guess I would say that the die struck a scrap piece of metal and was damaged. Not sure what technical term would be used though. I don't think it is a strike through as the object wasn't present during this particular strike - rather an earlier one. I would agree that it's not a struck through, something damaged the die. __________________ “Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.” John Wayne   10-25-2009, 07:01 PM   #7 (permalink) abe Junior Member     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wrong Turn, West Virginia Posts: 814 My Mood: This one is very odd. Looks like it may have been struck thru slag, but slag is usually darker. Could of obtained damage in the annealing drum. The reverse looks as if its bulged out just a little. Maybe postmint. This one definately needs to be checked out...   10-25-2009, 07:04 PM   #8 (permalink) abe Junior Member     Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wrong Turn, West Virginia Posts: 814 My Mood: Why do all my posts have an edit box, and no-one else has one?   10-25-2009, 07:18 PM   #9 (permalink) Pyrbob Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: York, PA Posts: 139 The area on the reverse opposite the obverse mark looks like it is raised. It is right above the N in CENT. If this area is raised then I lean toward post mint damage. If the reverse is normal then I agree with die damage. Could you get a better close up shot of the reverse at this spot?   10-25-2009, 09:19 PM   #10 (permalink) rockdude Coin Collector     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ca. Posts: 2,741 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by abe Why do all my posts have an edit box, and no-one else has one? Well I've got one and nobody else does. It's because you're the only one that can edit your posts. I didn't pay attention to the damage on the reverse but I've changed my mind, I would say post mint damage __________________ “Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.” John Wayne   10-25-2009, 09:32 PM   #11 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 530 Quote: Originally Posted by rockdude Well I've got one and nobody else does. It's because you're the only one that can edit your posts. I didn't pay attention to the damage on the reverse but I've changed my mind, I would say post mint damage The reverse certainly presents a problem, if it isn't normal than I guess I have to agree that it is PMD... __________________ Jason Cuvelier CoinGallery - CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   10-25-2009, 11:40 PM   #12 (permalink) fishaddicit Senior Member     Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 544 My Mood: Sorry for the delay. I've been out all day. Here is some better pics of the reverse. Hopefully it helps. Attached Thumbnails       10-26-2009, 12:06 AM   #13 (permalink) CashDude Member   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 173 I think a hard metal object (piece of machinery maybe) got struck between the front of a planchet and the hammer die. The piece put its clear impression into the hammer die, but also damaged the bottom die. The bottom die was slightly dented rather than a clear impression because the planchet was in between.   10-26-2009, 01:04 PM   #14 (permalink) jcuve Lincoln variety fanatic     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 530 Based on the new pics it must be PMD - the coin was likely hit or squeezed. __________________ Jason Cuvelier CoinGallery - CONECA & ANA - www.cuvelier.org (all images I use are ©Jason Cuvelier 2008-09)   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. 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