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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3036770, member: 66&quot;]Your close-up gave me the answer you&#039;re looking for. It is a strikethrough. The material it was struck through is thin enough that it allowed the details of the die is still be partially impressed in the coin through the foreign material. Then when the foreign object fell away, it left a void in the coin but some of the original detail still visible down in the bottom of the depression. The coin is a true mint error.Just because coin is struck through something, that doesn&#039;t mean the details will not sure show through. If you&#039;ve ever seen a modern clad coin where the outer clad layer has fallen away after striking, you&#039;ll see that the details of the die still show through somewhat on the copper center layer. You will also see this on coins with a split planchet where the planchet splits after striking.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.error-ref.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/51365965.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In this the Lincoln cent that split Post strike on the split face side see traces of both the Lincoln portrait and the Lincoln Memorial. The dies don&#039;t deform just the surface of the coins the images traveled deep inside.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.error-ref.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/49264119_scaled_384x378.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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