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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It may be just a slight amount of grease and grit that hasn't been pushed into the deeper devices of the die. (The fields are the outside edge of the die) A slight amount of grease/diamond polish maybe have struck there while moving the die after a polishing.
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Valued Member
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Cool. That makes sense. Thanks, Coop. :)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks coop. That's exactly what I was thinking, a limited amount of grease, which did not stop the devices from being effected. I must say though this is quite an unusual Greaser  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I will add some more wood to the fire. I found a WA State Quarter last night with a similar but more faint condition. At first glance it appears to be a clash with Washingtons' bust from the Obverse. I traced an outline around it and also darkened it to make it more visible. Nothing on the obverse and no damage to the devices on the reverse as should happen with a strike through?    Edited by Pete41
09/03/2015 4:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You should make a separate post but that is ghosting.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks Tweak
Just curious still though. What about the large V under the 88 in the date. Nothing like that on the obverse to ghost? Learning on the go so I am not that familiar with ghosting.
I will post a new topic from now on. Thanks for that tip.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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coop, Thanks, I learn something new every day here! 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just realized there was a second page. Disregsrd this.
Edited by CoinMasters
09/03/2015 8:44 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Here is an overlay:  It might be die damage in those areas. Edited by coop
10/01/2015 12:11 pm
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I don't understand something: If this was a strike through grease and grit, why aren't any of the devices affected? Wouldn't the pressure of the strike smear that around linearly instead of containing it just to the fields? The fields are the highest points on the dies, grease can get on the higher surfaces, and not into the devices (recessed areas) of the die. Grease, in the term referred to here, is not like pure lubrication grease, it could be a harder bit of grunge, a mixture of metal pieces, dirt and anything else... I have a Canadian dollar, Struck Through Grease, with the black "grease" retained on the surface of the coin. That coin is going to pay a visit to the SEM at work soon, just to see what the "grease" actually is... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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