1953 S Wheat Cent, Obv Struck Through With Die Cap?

Bought a roll of uncirculated cents, found this little beauty in there. I'm thinking the obverse was stuck with a die cap, any other ideas?

 

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Caused from a greased filled die ( obverse ) .

 

I'm not so sure about that... I've done researched prior to this.

 

but thanks for your input

 

I'm with Rick! If it was a Die Cap error, I don't think the remaining devices would be as clear as they are.

Chris

 

No. Not a Die Cap error.

 

Struck through grease.

 

so why do you ask if you know.. keep researching!

 

I ask because I like input lol and maybe a chance to talk with other coin enthusiasts

 

Great answer. Great attitude. Welcome to CoinTalk!

 

Hang in there @SB24 & enjoy the ride. This is like the roller coaster, not the merry go round. And nobody loses an eye.

 

Not struck through a die cap.

 

Dnt forget it helps your pic if you trim all the excess around a coin. Always trim your pics square around the edge of ur coin.

 

The reverse is so clean. Maybe too clean to be coupled with a grease-obliterated obverse. To wit, I can understand your hesitation.

 

Thats what I mean, the reverse is perfect, and the obverse looks like it got struck with a capped die.

 

Let some others get in their swings. They'll have to explain that. Dies are greased because they run hot from all the rapid pounding and will seize-up like an engine when the oil is shot. This is such an extreme contrast, it should at least give us some pause. The only way I could see this as a plugged grease error is if they switched out the reverse die and coupled the fresh one with this obliterated die. Then I'd have to ask, "Why, were there blind?"

 

Whats under the. Rt.wheat stalk on the reverse. Other then the S

 

The date is grease. So they say. The 6 o'clock reverse looks like a gripper hit. With a S (kinda) whats a die cap????

 

there are two types of die cap errors, there is the kind when a coin gets stuck to a die and continues to hammer out coins and in the process becomes flatter, then there are the coins that get hit with said coins leaving one side barely recognizable like the one I have.

 

When you post these coins, can you crop the picture so that we see more of the coin and less of the BS around the coin! Thanks