The only error this coin has it was in the wrong place at the wrong time.This one cent coin did not come out of the mint looking this way, definitely circulation damage.
By no means is a grease fill coin associated with a old term grease fill die. Here is a production debris die. This production debris occasionally fills in the depressions on the reverse image on the die. This kind of production debris also creates a lot of struck through's..usmc60
I live in NYC so I make it a habit of walking around with a pointy awl. When I see coins stuck to the tar street paving I pull them out. The side that was buried always looks like your coin!
What is the old saying watch the pennies the dollars will take care of themselves. I do the same generally if a coin is on the ground it's not there when I'm there and ends up in my pocket. But in this one it was found in a Loomis roll. I agree with you on your call I think you hit it right on the nose. Having done my share of as vault road work I have to agree.
Here's one for you, I believe this is to be classified as a grease Mark. And not a struck through grease.
There is always that possibility, I pulled this coin out of circulation years ago. Whatever the substance may be. All I know is that it stained into the coin. There is no external residue left due to the fact that his been in circulation, and has gone through a lot of oily hands. I have been told to backup my assessments. The only reason I believe it is oil, correction grease stain. Is because of the little residue spots that are there. But without sending the coin in for a residue analysis which I can't see spending a couple thousand dollars for that procedure, I'm going to have to go with my visual observation of a grease stain. USMC60
