Could it be a strike thru instead?

I asked about this Ike a few days ago about it being a possible die crack. I'm sure its not a die crack, but the line follows up and over the O. When you follow the line to the north, it turns right and follows up and over the I. So maybe a strike thru ?



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Why do you say it's not a die crack? It looks like a die crack from where I sit. Can you take a picture of the entire coin?

 

@TJ1952 In hand looking through a 5x magnifier or a 10x loupe, the line around the devices look to be raised. But when you follow the line into the fields, it appears to be more like a scratch. Given that the line travels up and over devices is whats got me thinking its something other than a scratch.

My cheap USB microscope doesn't capture the whole coin and my point and shoot doesn't seem to do well in macro. I'll see if this pic helps any?

Thanks

 

Sorry, but the poor lighting and magnification make this really difficult. Do you happen to have two lamps? Using two will make the lighting much better and get it off the area of the mark and lighten the area. Also, do you have a 10x loupe you could place in front of your camera phone? Sometimes, these make the best close up shots.

 

Looks like scratches.

 

Looks like a longer scratch. Now don't get me wrong but you have the coin. How to tell a struck thru/scratch/die crack is Basic numismatics.

1. Die cracks are raised on the surface of the coin. They are squiggly.

2. Scratches go into the surface. They are generally shiny and the outside edges usually have a tiny raised ridge along the sides of their path.

3. Struck thrus are dull on the inside and have smooth edges.

Since all three of these can go over the top of a letter, you'll need to tip and rotate the coin under the light as you examine it using magnification. Let us know YOUR opinion.

Florescent light would help.

 

Thanks all for the input. I'm calling it a scratch and putting the coin away. And I promise no more bad photos (of this coin anyway).

 

Yep, never mind. Disregard my die crack thing.

 

That's the thing of it, I was leaning towards it being a scratch along. Then I stuck in under the scope and it looked a lot different. Thought I might of had something but I don't.

 

And you are calling it a scratch because...