It does look like a hit from the reeding of another Ike. Maybe he spent some time in Borneo with the natives. Chris
That's a heck of a battle wound, Ike has. It looks raised, like a struck-through. Is it? If it is raised, can you see whether metal around it is recessed, as it would be from a bag hit? With nothing more to go on I'd agree with a reed hit. Lance.
So are you guys saying I should stop dropping Ikes on my other Ike's from 5 feet? Maybe go to more around 1 foot? And yes, it's raised. Like it's peeling. I'll just post it on ebay as Monster Rainbow Toned One-Of-A-Kind Huge Mint error with a buy it now of $800.
When a coin is dinged from a bag hit, or from intentional damage (like the one below) metal is moved...raised like a ridge, and dug about it. Lance.