Posted 04/01/2026 07:41 am
Welcome to CCF! If you have a 10x power loupe look at that area at different angles. If the lines are mosty recessed down into the silver then they are likely scratches, post mint damage. Scratches can be a little raised along the edges of the scratch where the metal was pushed up but mostly the damage is below the surface. Another possibility is debris was on the surface of the coin when it was struck and made the recessed marks called a struck through.
If the lines are completely above the surface, raised then they could be made by a worn cracked die, die cracks.
In my opinion they are just scratches. If a mint error it's minor and does not add much value. There are a few Libertads with mint errors like doubled dies that do have added value. Their first year of production, 1982 had some doubled dies. Doubled dies are different than common Machine Doubling which is a another topic. Libertads are cool.
Many coins have scratches, dents, pits etc that new collectors think might be mint errors, most of the time they are just PMD.
If the lines are completely above the surface, raised then they could be made by a worn cracked die, die cracks.
In my opinion they are just scratches. If a mint error it's minor and does not add much value. There are a few Libertads with mint errors like doubled dies that do have added value. Their first year of production, 1982 had some doubled dies. Doubled dies are different than common Machine Doubling which is a another topic. Libertads are cool.
Many coins have scratches, dents, pits etc that new collectors think might be mint errors, most of the time they are just PMD.
Edited by livingwater
04/01/2026 08:08 am
04/01/2026 08:08 am
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