I recently acquired this 1874 IHC, ICG MS-64RB, that is label-indicated as "Struck Thru". I include a close-up of the reverse with what I believe to be the strike thru circled. I have looked around at http://www.error-ref.com/part-vi-striking-errors/ but I am such a tyro at errors that I can't really determine what happened to this coin, assuming I've even identified the proper area for the strike thru. Anyone care to offer an opinion?
Read the label. In most cases, ICG does not attempt to identify the foreign material that made the mark. Unfortunately, many coins with this type of imperfection are worth less money than the same coin without the strike thru.
A piece of wood, or medal filings hard to determine with those images, i love its a woodie, and in great shape. Here's a 1933 Lincoln cent take a look under the A in America a strike thru thinking wood. As the indent has what looks to be wood grain, grease does not have grains like wood splinters does.
I totaly disagree take a a nickel size dab of grease....and hammer it is not going to cause a void in the coin as such. Either a die defects or a wood or metal splinter.
The coin you are showing nere does not look like a struck thru to me. From what I can see in the photo it looks more like a small lamination flake came loose and fell off the coin.The op's coin looks looks to have a missing lamination flake also.
I had thought it looked more "solid" and "deep" than grease would create but I have zero experience in this area. Thanks for everyone's thoughts. I acquired it because I needed a '74 for my collection, liked the "Woodie" look, and was intrigued by the "Struck Thru".
No as there is what looks like wood grain or splinters it is not a lamination or grease strike. Nor is it a gas bubble
When a lamination chip comes loose on a coin it will sometimes have a wood grain look where the lamination came from . Either way your coin has a shallow place on it.
After 56 years of collecting I do believe I know a lamination error and what a strike thru looks like...
Hi there ole man , you know my age because we talked on messenger. You are a few years older than me . I started getting into coin collecting around 1960 when I found a 1943 steel cent. It was the first time I remember seeing a steelie and I thought I really had something.
