An 2008 LMC With A Strike Through Revisited.

I feel like it is PMD.

Dearborn, here is some pics for you.



this last one Dearborn is very interesting, the lines follow the lower steps of the memorial. Could that be post mint damage?

It seems highly conspicuous to me that the two lines are relatively far apart, but also precisely parallel. What sort of struck through object would produce such a shape? I find it hard to believe you could land two threads or long strands of wire across the entire planchet face in a rapidly moving machine, and have them be parallel. I could, however, easily imagine getting dragged across a surface or through a machine could generate two long, thin, parallel scratches.

Damage comes in many shapes and forms. Guidelines for damage should contain the word "USUALLY" - nothing is 100% accurate - usually

Would there be some possibility that it could have been on the planchet before the strike?

As if whatever created the big scratches created many tiny scratches too?

Very nice images. Clear and well lit.


If the lines were on the type 1 planchet before it was sent to the "upsetting" machine, the linear anomaly would be eliminated on the proto-rim only. Then, as it was stuck, the lines could still be visible on the raised parts (design elements) of the coin as well as the fields.


That is my thought.

IMHO, these anomalies being parallel to the roller lines are a good indication that they are associated with the roller lines.

It also shows, IMO, that the scratch goes from north to south.