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Valued Member
United States
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A friend of mine shot me this pic of a 1852 large cent that he can't attribute. He thinks it's mint damage. I think it's PMD, however I have seen some engravers lines in large cents but never only 1 like this. Any ideas what is going on with this coin?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think I've seen something like this before, I think it was a strike-through, but it could just as easily be PMD. Wait on some experts to chime in. |
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Valued Member
 United States
386 Posts |
Could a mod please move this into the error section?
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Pillar of the Community
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Simple rule of thumb.....if it's a raised line, it's a mint flaw. If the line is into the coin, it's a PMD scratch. |
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 United States
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I'll move it if it's confirmed raised. Otherwise, PMD. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
386 Posts |
Owner of the coin confirmed to me that it is raised.
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
Question regarding coin in question:
Viewers perspective- If you look at the 2nd star up from the bottom left of the date it looks as if its got a clash of some sort. It looks to be a recessed area further out and around star. I'm no expert but could someone look into that alittle closer as it seems to me something(I don't know what)is going on. thanks, chet
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Valued Member
United States
386 Posts |
I'll ask the owner. The coin is not with me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Post strike damage. Properly done it is possible to make a cut into a coin that creates a raised line.
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United States
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This is (as Conder mentioned) a knife (or other sharp instrument) strike. Knife drags across a coin usually displace more metal to one side than another. A very little circulation then folds that displacement back over the knife gouge, creating a raised line on the coin.
I'm not 100% positive, but as a die feature it's tough to believe we haven't seen another in 152 years. This should be far from the only example.
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Valued Member
United States
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I was thinking it was a possible knife/sharp object post strike damage too. I read about it in another post in here and when the owner showed me the coin this possibility came immediately to mind. I'm going to see the owner and the coin this weekend.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don;t see the "scratch" that raised the metal next to the raised area but that is an odd place for a die gouge or scratch which would cause a naturally legit raised line on a coin.
If it was struck through it would be a recessed area, not raised.
I think a close up picture would help.
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Valued Member
United States
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The explanation is that the scratch gets covered by the displaced metal once the coin gets circulated. It "folds" over the scratch.
I asked for better obverse and reverse pics, and I should have the coin in hand this Saturday.
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