Ike Dollar w/ struck through error

This new purchase just arrived. It is my only Ike with struck through error. The slab says “Struck Through Grease” and MS63. Works for me. The strike through affects the left side of the obverse. The reverse is unaffected.

For those that are interested, here is a basic description of this error type- A strike through occurs when “something” is between the planchet & the die during the strike. Normally, the “something” falls away or is otherwise not stuck to the coin after the strike. With this coin, it is not possible to identify what was between the planchet & the die. In this case, the TPG says “struck through grease” which could be any form of mint gunk or debris. If the struck through item was identifiable, then it might be described appropriately such as “struck through cloth” or “struck through staple” etc.

There are other types of struck through errors where a blank planchet or previously struck coin is caught between the planchet and the die. These would be called indent errors & brockage errors respectively.

If you have any coins with struck through errors please post them. I have a Morgan in my collection that I’ll photograph & post tonight.



Thanks for letting me share.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

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That's a pretty nice struck through...

 

Here's a link to mine that I had posted a while back http://www.cointalk.com/t55831/

 

nice coin, i believe i have a lincoln penny like this. i'll have to go look for it and post a pick of it by tomorrow.

 

Wire



Thread




Disintegrated die cap
Cloth


Heavy grease

 

Your coin looks like there was a substansial amount of mint gunk on both the obverse & reverse dies during the strike. Really nice coin.

 

I have a new lincoln cent with a string struck through error.

 

Hello Coop,

My Lincoln 1968D Cent is kind of like your struck through wire & thread coins. Thanks for posting the great stuff!

Here is my Lincoln cent that has been struck through some scrap. We also have the scrap. Obviously this photo is taken with the coin and scrap in their respective 2x2 holders.

Most of my collection is raw in these 2x2 holders which make the coins difficult to photograph with my skills. Thanks & Please post more photos.

Very best regards,
Collect89

 

Put it under the camera & post it. If it's the new Lincoln cent you will make me jealous.

 

Looks like a folded piece of scrap copper on the 1968 Cent collect89. Looks like the devices are still struck on the scrap. I think the obverse on is on the right, but where does the second one fit in? I've seen smaller pieces before that layed above the planchet and when the flake was removed, the devices/fields would be missing. Interesting though. Looking again, is the second piece on the left from the bust area?

 

Ok...I'm gonna look stupid here...I thought "Struck Through" coins were only coins that were struck with the die caps in place. How many different types of "Struck Throughs" are there?

 

Debris of anything that gets in the way of a normal strike. grease, wire, cloth, staples, even other coins. Probably more others can add to this list?

 

Hello Coop,

The piece fits on the reverse of this strike.


Very best regards,
collect89

 

This is where I'm getting confused...I thought other coins that got in the way were called "brockage".

The reason I'm curious about "strike throughs" is that I recently receive a FS coin from the Mint with a small "S" shaped defect in the left field of the Obverse. It looks as though something fell on the die or planchet during the striking process. Do you think something that small could still be classified as a "Strike Through" error?

 

When a blank planchet is caught between the planchet & the die, it is called an indent strike. When a previously struck coin is caught between the planchet and the die, it is called a brockage strike.

Of course, the afore mentioned planchet & struck coin also become errors.

Please post a photo of your coin.

More tomorrow

 

I don't have a camera, yet...but jaceravone has a FS coin with a similar defect that he was going to return. His defect is more "U" shaped and next to the rim. Joe posted pictures of his coin on the "Ain't She Purty" bullion thread...

http://www.cointalk.com/t69099/

It's a pretty small defect. It looks like a thread or something was blowing through the air as the coin was struck.

 

Dan.... LOVE the IKE! :thumb:

 

Here's my best struck through error (on reverse only). Found it searching rolls. I really like it.

 

Hello Bob,

That might be the best struck through (grease) error that I have ever seen. It is great that it has that little island of normally struck area showing “RIC”. You can also see some of the other letters in AMERICA distorted in the struck through area. It really is a great piece.



I got this Morgan for the price of junk silver a little over 20 years ago. I wrestled with whether it was post mint damage or a struck through error. I sent it to Arnie Margolis in Oceanside NY & he thought it was struck through. Therefore, it resides with my error coins today.

Very best regards,
colect89

 

Yes, thanks.....I agree. The "RIC" really makes the coin!