It’s a 1908S Philippines 50 centavo coin being auctioned by Heritage. Graded MS62 by PCGS. Main problem is the upper shield on the reverse. See the pics. It this a weak strike or struck-through problem or die problem or …? And what about the parallel striations on the lower shield and the lady’s thigh area on the obverse? They’re reminiscent of adjustment marks on early U.S. coins. Cal
The lines you see were on the planchet. They did not get struck out. The depression in the shield is either due to the same weakness or a strike thru.
I am in with a struck thru, and unstruck planchet striations. I would check though these were struck in the US. Does there happen to be a weight on the slab?
Slab pic is below. Little surprised it didn't get a details or error designation. Here is the Heritage cataloger's comment: "USA Administration 50 Centavos 1908-S MS62 PCGS, San Francisco mint, KM171. Blast-white apart from the peripheries, which don a soft sepia tone. Exhibiting eager flash to bolster eye-appeal for this elusive condition." No mention of any problems. Cal
A coin that is "As Struck at the Mint" IS NOT a problem coin. Neither PCGS nor the auction Company described this coin correctly. Planchet striae in that degree should be stated. As with us here, they probably did not know exactly what the depression is.
This is a more simple explanation: Take a moment to observe that the location of the anvil, and where the approximate location of the hammer would impact the anvil, is the location of the depression on the opposite side of the coin. So....
I'm assuming they might have saw the error since the coin didn't detail, but if the coin wasn't submitted for and the fee paid for error attribution, it wouldn't be on the label. I've seen error coins in non attributed slabs.
