Looking at the reverse side words STATES oF and the A in AMERICA are not raised like the rest of the lettering, it doesn't look like it has been damaged to me as there are no scratches of mushed areas like it was struck by something. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks
Just gonna throw this out there because I am hardly qualified to give a take it to the bank answer. Perhaps a strike thru grease. If grease gets on the striking die, or on the planchet, or somewhere between them then it will leave a flat area on the coin. On your coin it may have been a small amount. Grease must be similar to water in as much as it doesn't compress. Here is a pic of a strike thru grease I found. Maybe one of the experts will help you out on this.
that area is a weak strike area seen on many lincolns, its opposite the lower part of the bust on obverse where there is a lot of metal flow.
I am not an expert or specialist of any kind on anything.....but I'm gonna answer anyway. With all due respect to you and your answer Martha, I think it's just a case of more than average wear at that place on the coin, rather than a strike-through. As you can see from your own strike-through, the lettering is almost completely missing, which is not the case with the OPs coin. Also, depending on what a strike-through is struck through, it generally, but not always, leaves an impression of whatever the item was that it was struck through.
ken454 knows much more than I could ever learn. and so the truth is there, forsooth my answer you should spurn.
It's a good thing I like to learn caused I got schooled right there I did . Thank you gentlemen….martha
I wonder why something like grease could block a multi ton force from forming the devices. I believe water cannot be compressed so there fore makes sense that grease has the same quality.
You don't seem to understand what is really happening. When the planchets are being struck sometimes they wipe down the dies. When the grease gets into the incused areas of the die it hardens and becomes compacted. It has nothing to do with the grease or water being in viscous or liquid state.
Thank you. That helps me understand the process . I often wondered how the grease gets in there in the first place. Wiping down the die occasionally explains that for me. I appreciate your time to give me that info Paddyman.
