199? Penny. Strike through?

I’m not seeing anything by the date that would indicate a strike through grease. The date area seems normal. But it has to be something like that doesn’t it? Your thoughts please. The back appears to have a large die crack who’s is raised white metal

 

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It's simple. It was made by the Romans in the year 199 to honor the future coming of Abraham Lincoln.

 

Check out this similar thread from a few days ago
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/199-cent-grease-filled.349026/#post-3794658

 

Yes. It is struck through grease.
Please show better pictures of the Reverse.

 

Ok. I'm believing that it's a grease strike through. It's just odd that I don't see the usual surface I see on grease strike throughs. But whats going on on the reverse of my coin? @paddyman98

 

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What do you mean by "usual surface"?

Technically speaking, it is more accurate to say that the coin was produced by a grease-filled die. As grease and particles of dust or debris build up in the recess of the die, in this case it is the digit "9", continued striking of new planchets causes the "concoction" to become compacted until it completely fills the void. At this point, the recess in the die disappears, and since the space formerly occupied by this digit is relatively small, you can hardly tell that it was even there unless you can examine the area on the coin with a very high-powered microscope.

Chris

 

I have no doubt that it is a grease strike, there is nothing else it could be. What was throwing me was it didn't have the "orange peel" like surface I usually see with a grease strike, or the surrounding details effected. Great explanation Chris. Thank you. Now what is going on with the reverse of this coin?

 

We can assume that this is a Crappy Zincoln based on the grayish color of the anomaly. It looks to me like this is a plating blister that has "meandered" into a couple of small die cracks, and has most of the copper plating worn off.

I may be wrong, but that is my impression.

Chris

 

I have read articles written by Mike Diamond and whenever he uses the term "orange peel effect" it's usually associated with severe die deterioration. (Could be used for other things though).