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chmoua25 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:08 am Not sure if this is just from damage or some error. Edited by chmoua25 04/03/2014 12:08 am Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:22 am Depending what the other side looks like? An image of the obverse would help a lot. If the obverse looks normal opposite this area it might be a lamination or struck through error. If it is bulged out, it might be PSD. 15 Edited by coop 04/03/2014 12:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
chmoua25 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:27 am Ok, here's the obverse side. Report this Post to the Staff
chmoua25 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:31 am And one more thing, the coin is a golden color. Is this normal? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:33 am Thanks for the extra image. It looks like a struck through from what I can see. A lamination usually flows in a straight line. 13 Report this Post to the Staff
chmoua25 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:34 am Ok, and what does struck through mean exactly? Is this a coin worth keeping? Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:39 am I would suggest that you hang onto it. While not exactly a high premium error, some collectors value these. Also, from the CCF Glossary (the link is on the left-hand side, toward the top of this page): struck thru: An error caused by a foreign object that got between the dies and the planchet when a coin was struck. A common Struck through error is a piece of wire that leaves an indentation that is usually mistaken for a scratch. Edited by Sudz 04/03/2014 12:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:43 am A "Struck through" coin is made when an object of some type is set to rest on top a planchet before the strike. So when the dies strike the coin, the object's impression is pressed into the surface of the coin, producing a mark on the surface of the coin. The most common examples include staples and cloth. Report this Post to the Staff
chmoua25 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 12:45 am Interesting. I wonder what weird shaped object caused this... Report this Post to the Staff
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