struck through grease?

is this struck through grease, a coin dealer said he got it in a big collction and did not know why it was specal enough to be in a snap-tite, gave it to me for free, its a 1995, the reverse looks normal, also, the case was marked 20 dollars, what is it worth?

 

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You will need to post better pics to determine anything....Preferably not at an angle....

 

My only guess would be also be grease, but something just does not look right for grease.

BTW, you need to learn to take your pictures straight on. Then the whole coin will be in focus.

 

this better? my camera cant capture it very well

 

Please post photos taken straight on. Photos taken at a steep angle distort the coin and throw most of the coin out of focus.

 

The photo in post 4 is from taken straight on

 

Sorry. I was typing my response when you posted that.

 

I'm guessing "no". All the marks in the fields wouldn't be grease (as far as I know)...but I'm not an expert. Here's two (2) dimes struck with the same grease filled die. The fields are fine, but the "U" in "E PLURIBUS UNUM" is missing and some of the leaves are only partially complete.

 

This is a Stg example:
http://www.cointalk.com/t215099/

Mine looks kinda like it

 

though the only interest i have in error coins is their worth this one is cool. its pretty awesome that he gave it to you for free

 

Good point in your link...no zinc showing.

 

Looks more like a very weak strike.

 

wow im an idiot for not thinking that the moent i saw it, i've seen pleanty of weak strikes on ebay to know what they look like, but when do I know anything about coins.

 

What is it worth?

 

i frankly dont know, to me i'de pay up to 10 bucks, but thats because im not interested in error coins, if i was and had a thousand dollars to spend, i'de pay a hundred dollars for it at most, i think 20 is a good price.

 

If you look around on eBay you can find them for sale anywhere from $1 to $3

 

Where's RASCAL when you need him?

 

Well sorry, as a collector of over 30 years, former dealer who examined many of the rarest and most expensive coins in the world, come from a family who has been collecting since the 1870s, and have been to every major show and auction, I thought I was entitled to have an opinion.

 

Just how can it be a weak strike and have a reverse that well struck? I mean that was my first take also until I saw that reverse.

 

O, didn't see the reverse image. I stand corrected.