I recieved 3 2011 US mint sets and the Garfield dollar in two of the three Philadelphia sets have strike through errors. I posted pics of one in another thread. Being a newb, I thought it was a die crack, but the helpful chaps here helped identify it as a strike through. The second one looks like the same type of error to me. I think I'll call this one "wild hair" The error is a bit long to be a hair but it sticks out from his hairline just right. I like it more because it goes through the letters. I'm posting both pictures here. Is there a way to link to my previous post? I'm surprised to get 2 of these in three sets. How common are strike throughs? Jay
My question is why would you start another thread when you could have merely added on to your current one? As seen here: http://www.cointalk.com/t199026/ Strike throughs IME are not rare but not common either..so somewhere in the middle
It was nicely pointed out to me that I mis-labeled the first post as a die-crack and that people interested in strike through coins might not read it. So, rather than continue that thread I started this new one. Thanks for the opinion on rarity. Maybe I'll keep one and sell one. What does the abbreviation IME stand for? I assume Mint Error but don't know what the "I" is for.
I'm pretty sure it is a strike through. The line is pretty smooth and is indented into the surface. One thing that I don't understand is why the middle part of the "E" and top of the "L" that the line crosses look like they are fairly well stamped. If it is a strike through, it is not retained. However, I don't see how the "E" and "L" would be so well formed. Note that the bottom of the "I" looks like I would expect. See the additional picture below. Can anybody offer an explanation of why the "E" and "L" seem to be formed mostly OK on top of the line?
