This was in the middle of a roll and certainly looks like a struck through, not coin rolling damage. But, of course, I'm up for opinions.
I'd need a better close-up. If it is a strikethrough, there would be no evidence of the "crater effect" since the hammer die would prevent the metal from piling up alongside the mark. If it is a scratch or gouge, the displaced metal would be noticeable alongside the mark. Chris
it looks like a strikethrough but I cant be sure ,here is a pic of one that I had trouble confirming but strike through should have this effect
Can't tell for sure - lighting is playing games on the details. What does the rim look like where the mark wraps around above the n of in?
a scratch that deep on a 2009 would clearly expose the zinc underneath. I do'nt see any in the first pic so I think this struck through wire........
I can answer a few things from your posts. There is no zinc showing at all. The copper plating completely covers this. Because my pictures are not clear enough to show, there is no metal displacement, it is a perfect indentation all the way across both letters and open areas. It was located about a third of the way into the roll so was not an end coin. What appears as a couple of possible chips or fragments are actually lighting problems. I do appreciate the input.
Is that just lighting at the arrow then? It looked like the mark wrapped around onto the edge of the rim.
My thought is.. understanding the term Struck-Through Wire is best defined as a bristle wire that fell off the brush that is used during the cleaning of the die. Struck-thru wire errors that I have seen and I own are usually much smaller than the one on your FY Cent. I'm not saying that is not a Struck-Thru but think about it.
I took out of the 2x2 and it is a small fine line that jumped to the back of the rim. I did not see it before when looking forward. My apology. I could as suggested believe it was a counting machine or rolling problem but it is completely plated. So it's also not a staple scratch (because it was never stapled, came out of a fresh roll.)
I won't rule out a thread from a uniform or something similar if it's too long to be from a wire brush.
No worries - does the mark actually go to the reverse, or stop on the rim? is it indented on the rim like the obv? Just trying to figure a scenario where the coin fed with the wire around the rim to get that effect.
I've also collected about 16 struck through foreign matter/debris also. Going to sell as a lot once I get 20 to fill a page.
