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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1640518, member: 42773&quot;]It may be struck through grease, but the level of planchet chatter on that coin indicates a very weak strike - so weak that I&#039;m going to guess there was a mechanical malfunction with the press. By 1996, the mint had transitioned to lower profile devices on this series, so weak strikes don&#039;t manifest themselves as they did in earlier years - weakness in the eagle&#039;s head, arrow shafts, and hair detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>A weak strike on a 96 would manifest itself as a lot of planchet chatter on the obverse, particularly toward the rims, and weak lettering around the reverse, which is exactly what your coin exhibits. If it was just struck through grease, you might have one mushy area without the other indicators. I am NOT, however, an expert on errors, so someone may come along to correct may, but for now I&#039;ll say the coin has clashed dies and a weak strike, with the possibility of some areas struck through grease.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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