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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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?
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...
Sorry for the delay. I've been out all day. Here is some better pics of the reverse. Hopefully it helps.
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.
