I don't think this is struck through anything. I think the edge of the letters and rim are too sharp. I think the lines were on the planchet before the strike. The fields are the deepest part of the strike and the lines appear to be stronger and deeper on top of the letters than they are on the field. If this were struck through something I would expect the line detail to be more consistant over all of the surfaces. If it were PMD then I would expect to see little ridges on the sides of the letters from the grooves being pushed in and I don't see any evidence of that in these pics.




























