Strike through or PMD?

Good afternoon all
I came across this 2013 dime which caught my attention due to the scratch pictured. At first I dismissed as PMD but then noticed that the scratch stops before the high point of the letter so wondered if it was actually a strike through? I did some research but on things like this it’s always going to be hit or miss so thought I would post up anyways and get the opinion of more experienced members on here. Many thanks in advance

Strike through or PMD? by Darren Edwards posted Sep 4, 2021 at 1:52 PM

 

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It looks like a deep long gash to me-damaged.

 

That was also my thoughts on it although I wasn’t 100%. What’s the best way to determine this moving forward? I tried to look online but where each strike through is different it makes it a lot harder to determine ( at least for me )

 

Damage as I can see the upturned metal along the scratch path.

 

Thank you for that, so that’s one way I can tell PMD apart from mint damage. I am
Currently reading up on the minting process so I can learn to determine things on my own rather than posting on here, one question I have is that is there any way during the process that the planchet could be bent ( marginally ) question not relevant to post so will create a new thread if needed

 

If you can see displaced metal, like on your coin, then it is almost certainly a scratch, not a strike through. Certainly not a die break either.

 

Thanks for that, I will throw this one back into a roll lol. The bent coin I have has no damage so will create a new thread once I’ve finished my hunt later for you guys to take a look and give me an idea on what it may be. Thanks again

 

If a coin got stuck in the chamber I can only assume that another could get bent striking the following coin. But I'm not really sure if that's possible so I will leave this up to someone else. My answer is only a guess. I've not seen anyone post here one that has been verified. @Fred Weinberg might possibly be able to give you a definitive answer.

 

Definitely damaged. You can see metal along both sides of the cut.

 

Thank you for the reply, I’ve taken some ok ish pictures and will be making a new thread shortly for everyone to take a look and see what they think, probably PMD but I can’t see how a coin could bend without marking it