Ok let me admit I’m still sometimes confused about the differences between cracks, scratches and strike throughs. tecently a coin was shown that had what I assume did was a gouge but it ws confirmed to be a strike through. I have discarded several coins which appeared to be damaged but which looked pretty much the same as the presented coin. I came across these tonight and again I would have said damaged / gouged but now I’m not so sure. So tell me: trash or treasure?
What does the other side look like? If it was damage I would think it would be apparent from the other side. If it was a strike through at the mint I would think that the opposite die would prevent any visible damage.
The 1955 could be 2 separate Laminations on the head and shoulder The $1 is damage. Post Mint Damage. Took a hit.
Ok as requested a reverse shot of the penny. But let me ask how can you tell a mark is a strike through? To me these 2 coins’ marks look identical to the recent strike through post. Thanks for the info
I also thought the large mark on the Lincoln could a lamination, but the pic of the reverse confirms its damage. The area on the opposite side of a strike through will be normal as @Inspector43 said. If if was hit with something, the opposite will be flattened. That what you see on your cent Also look for raised metal around the edge s of the feature. This does not occur on strike throughs but is common on heavy gouges and scratches. You can see the the displaced metal on the upper left if the hit on you dollar coin. Finally, die cracks are raised, scratches are lower than the surface
Also, look at the lapel on Lincoln. You can see part of it inside the damage area. This would not happen with a strike through.
I can see where metal has been pushed out of place on both coins making them PMD. The reverse of the Cent is the clue to it being damaged. A strike through will look as though nothing happened to the opposite side. You can see on my coin that the reverse is clean.
Here is my example of a strike through on the obverse and still in original government packaging (OGP). Reverse has no signs of a post mint hit or damage (plus it is still in the undamaged pilofilm package).
