This 1964 Roosevelt has great detail except for the "IN WE and the 4 looks like it is lightly struck. I am new at this so I am using my own terms. I thought it was just the photo, but when I looked at it under a glass the photo is a true image. Can someone tell if this is an error or is it just the wear on the coin. Thanks
It is a struck through error. Some grease had found it way onto the die and prevented those letters from forming fully. Although it is an error, it not worth much of a premium unless blocking a larger area on the devices. http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1948D_greasefilleddie_01.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1959D_Grease_filled.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1980_s_grease_filled_die_cent_gutkowski.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1994_Grease_Filled_Die_rev_madzdad71.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/2000_struck_through_grease_matt_gutkowski_obverse.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/Struck_Through_Error_-_Heavy_Grease_Filled.jpg
coop, Certainly not disputing, since I'm ignorant here...trying instead to learn... In http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1980_s_grease_filled_die_cent_gutkowski.jpg how can one distinguish that from simple wear? That simply looks to my untrained and ignorant eyes like an old penny that's been worn to nothingness.
See the rims on the coin's images? That is not wear, just nor formed on die. We know it was a full strike because of the gutter forming on the coin. It is not weakness as it is there. On this image: I thought it might be a trial strike. It wasn't as the gutter next to rim is present. Here are a trial strike image: If it were a worn coin the rims would be gone: Check the images above and note the gutters next to the rim. Hope this helps.
Second of two coins I actually have two of these coins along with others that do not have the struck through. I enlarged both coins.
