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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2388071, member: 24314&quot;]April fool!</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, here goes...Correct Answer:&nbsp; <span style="color: #b300b3">Struck Thru </span>and judging where this coin was produced it is thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the magnified image (15X) my eye is drawn to the &quot;scratches&quot; (marks/lines) AND the granular surface with poor relief.&nbsp; The marks appear to be into the coin&#039;s surface.&nbsp; They run across the field and leaf design.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are actually three types of scratch-like marks in this image.&nbsp; The major one <span style="color: #b300b3">(struck thru) </span>is the characteristic to be named in this contest.&nbsp; Between the &quot;I&quot; &amp; &quot;T&quot; is a tiny squiggle <span style="color: #b300b3">(struck thru) </span>also into the surface and if you look really closely you may see a few thin, bright, hairlines running diagonally across the photo.&nbsp; The long &quot;lines&quot; and the small squiggle are not &quot;fresh.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; They have the same basic <span style="color: #b300b3">color </span>as the coin&#039;s field.&nbsp; Notice that they also do not have sharp edges <span style="color: #b300b3">(rounded)</span>.&nbsp; Larger scratches (not thin ones or hairlines) on a BU coin may start with sharp edges but these are commonly worn down.&nbsp; These two characteristics tell you that something was between the die and planchet when the coin was struck.&nbsp; The curved shape is the clue to lint or thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>These lines could not be from scratches on the die as in that case the marks would be raised on the coin.&nbsp; Extra credit:&nbsp; Coin is a counterfeit Morgan dollar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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