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James Lackeys Coins505 Valued Member United States 75 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 12:31 am I was looking for some opinions on this penny I found, is it a mint error or PMD? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 01:45 am I could go either way on this one. What intrigues me the most is what looks to be a die chip on the "U". In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 01:55 am could be struck through or PMD how does the obverse look just behind that area? Report this Post to the Staff
James Lackeys Coins505 Valued Member United States 75 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 02:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
James Lackeys Coins505 Valued Member United States 75 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 02:22 am This is the obverse side and a better picture of the area in question. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 04:53 am Looks like a struck through. Maybe a delamination. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 3:38 pm Right, either one; I'd lean toward a lamination. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 3:48 pm The S shows the weakness as a struck lamination. The extra metal on you may be a flipped/retained portion of lamination OR a retained hit/deflected material from the rim. I'm torn between the two, at first thought a deflected rim hit but by seeing its proximity to lam channel...flip a coin take your choice. Nonetheless, it is a struck through lam, nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/04/2017 3:53 pm It doesn't look like a straight line like a normal lamination would look like. It looks more like a struck through debris that peeled off the coin after the strike. Report this Post to the Staff
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