At this point you need to look for displaced metal and study what a strike thru looks like.
You will have to give a better photo, or look for displaced metal. A scratch will always leave a raised edge next to the damage. A strike thru...
As Paddy said. Weight would be a major factor.
I have seen a few of those just not looking like copper.
This one came out of the mint cello packaging this way, no damage to the mint cello. Is it damage or error? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I guess they are calling that a strike thru on the obv? Going over the D in GOD?
I am in the PMD camp also, maybe heat?
Were you playing with the line cutters again?
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What does this area look like in hand? The area below CE of Monticello and around cents looks like it might be the area in question. [ATTACH]
I am fully aware of what die striations are. the lines definitely look like die polishing lines that we talk about daily here. It just wasn't...
AU58 subdued luster and high point rub.
Trust me You can always count on the NY times to be 100% truthful. If you believe me then you are only a fool. Wake up CPL! Crime rates have...
This had nothing to do with the left over planchets. It was all due to the change from silver to clad. The public began to hoard the silver. In...
@GDJMSP why would these polish lines be on one coin and none of the others. Aren't patterns a small mintage? This is the description from...
Thats weird I thought I posted the reverse. [ATTACH]
A lamination.
Keep looking for the rim to rim split die.
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