Strikethrough or PMD?

Came across this 2006 north dakota state quarter not too long ago, normally I would have dismissed it offhand as definite post mint damage but the reason I didnt is because there is absolutely no damage on the obverse other than normal wear for this date, what do yall think? I would have thought that with So much damage on the reverse there would at least be some sort of corresponding mark on the obverse where it might have been crushed/smashed but there is nothing... Thinking it might be struck through grease or some other foreign object(s)?
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All DEFDAM - Definitely Damaged
Only the person who created the post mint alteration would know how it was done.

That's no mint error of any kind.

 

Totally damaged

 

Thats what I expected but I still cant wrap my head around how they did that without making any marks on the other side...

 

Padding, lots of padding

 

Padded support one side, chisel and hammer the other

 

I too would question that quarter for the same reasons you did. My first impression was PMD, but, like you, further study COULD conclude otherwise. Wonder what other experts will have to say.

 

A thick piece of leather or a soft wood would prevent damage to the opposite side.

 

It's PMD.

Don't get hung up over what caused the PMD. How could flattened surfaces, damaged rims, heavy gouges, and displaced metal occur at the mint? It can't

 

nothing but damage

 

Thank you Fred. I accept, and respect, your experience and knowledge.

 

You're just not thinking "freely" enough.
One side no damage ... thus one side was on a material to receive any impact.
The other slice marks ... thus one side was hit with some thinner object.

if you think outside the box with other responses ... try doing this at home.
Take your concrete driveway ..
put a piece of leather on the ground (this is the fixed surface that can absorb some impact)
put the quarter on it
use one half of scissors .. (or small chisel type thing or something)
and use a hammer and whack it onto one side of the quarter (which is the process to create the slice marks)
repeat
use other methods .. etc
you'll be able to repeat similar thing but without the *exact* method and forces the person did to this you'll be able to repeat similar outcomes but maybe not the exact one.

The thing to learn from this is knowing how to identify PMD.
You can do this more by learning the exact minting process both modern and older methods. The more you learn how coins are actually made the more easily it is to dismiss more obvious PMD.
good luck

 

Think of it this way, William. If it looks like a ten-year-old could do it, it's probably not a mint error.

 

hey William F , man there were some interesting posts above mine. im at PMD. i did like the 10 year old theory by eddiespin. good luck to ya man