Strike Through or PMD ?

My gut tells me PMD but I thought I would ask . Thanks !

 

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probably some sort of chemical made it wear away

 

Ehh, I think it might me a struck through grease

 

It might be from polishing on the die.

Larry Nienaber

 

I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. actually what we call struck thru grease is really grease , dirt , metal dust and all kinds of debris mixed together and forms a solid mass. some of the letters of the die has been completely filled in plus a small area of the die around the letters was coated with the greasy mixture , this is why the coin is not smooth in this area. if someone had ground these letters off the coin the zinc core would be visible. good find lillyboots

 

Dremel.

 

I agree with Rascal on this one.. Rick, if a dremel was used the zinc core would be showing.

 

I'm going with Larry on this one because the grain passes from one side, through, and out the other.

 

Now that I go back and look more carefully, and it pains me to admit this, but, I agree with Rascal.

 

Actually, all those who agree with rascal should be agreeing with coin.

 

Thanks for the info. I try not to post obvious PMD coins but this one had me bouncing between grease filled and PMD . Thanks Again and at least I got a small winner!

 

+2, my cat and I

 

I don't think it is either. I think it is a planchet flaw. Those line are aligned with both the lines at the base of the bust and in the fields (most notably above LIBERTY. Although I have never seen a blob like yours, many Lincolns from that era have lines on them. Here is one of mine;

 

The area looks raised to me, which would mean it is recessed in the die. You can also see polishing lines...maybe it was hit with a small grinder.

Larry Nienaber