I have been getting some 2009 quarters in pocket change recently. I always check the DC quarter for the DDR variety. This one is clearly not the DDR variety, but not sure if this is PMD or not. Thoughts? Thanks, TC
I can't tell what that is. Is it raised, recessed, a dropped element or what? Would you mind posting a full reverse photo? Chris
TC, are you referring to what looks (in my warped mind) to be a band-aid shaped object on the piano at the top of the LL in Ellington?
That's what I thought, and I wanted to get a look at the entire reverse to see if it compares to any of the devices. Chris
Here is a wider view. I am starting to lean toward PMD but it does resemble either an L or a key from the piano, and it is raised. TC
If it is raised, and nothing else points to PMD, I would say possible strikethrough or possible variety/error.
I thought a strike-through was when something got between the die and planchet, thus causing a raised mark where the planchet metal did not spread.
I think you have it backwards. a strike thru is when a foreign object gets in between the die and the planchet and gets pushed into the coin when struck by the die. after being ejected from the die the foreign object usually falls off the coin and leaves a sunken in impression of whatever shape the object was. the op's coin may be a doubled die but i'm not sure. I know there are a few different types with extra piano keys showing.
It is the other way around. The material that comes between the die and the planchet gets struck into the planchet (which is softer than the die, by the way) creating a depression.
What is it when the material is harder than planchet, and essentially becomes part of the die, and leaves a raised spot?
