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schmidty Pillar of the Community United States 677 Posts	Posted 02/06/2015 1:28 pm I recently bought this 1921 Morgan. Right away I noticed the "S" in "Pluribus" appeared to be much more lightly struck than any features around it. There is also something odd going on in the bottom open area in the "S". At first I thought it was just "gunk", but after a light water wash, it appears to be a thin line of raised metal. I scaned a few pics of it. Hopefully they are of sufficient quality for you to help me understand what is going on with this coin. I am going to link to the pics in my Cube Upload account so you can see them full screen. I post pics so infrequently I have to relearn the process every time. So if there is a better way for me to do this I'm all ears. Thanks! http://u.cubeupload.com/schmidty/1921MorganObv.jpg http://u.cubeupload.com/schmidty/1921MorganRev.jpg http://u.cubeupload.com/schmidty/19...vcloseup.jpg Edited by schmidty 02/06/2015 3:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff

carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 02/06/2015 3:01 pm I'll wat for those more qualified to render an opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 02/06/2015 5:42 pm I'd say no, and just a weird wear pattern Report this Post to the Staff
thedollarman Pillar of the Community Canada 4911 Posts	Posted 02/06/2015 5:51 pm a minor strike through, seems most common o 1921 morgans. Feel free to call me Will. Report this Post to the Staff
schmidty Pillar of the Community United States 677 Posts	Posted 02/06/2015 9:28 pm Thanks for the replies. Strike through and grease filled are similar correct? Grease filled being a more precise diagnosis, and strike through more general? Meaning grease filled is a type of strike through? I'm not an error collector so my I'm not always sure if I'm using the correct term. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 12:21 pm Quote: Meaning grease filled is a type of strike through? Yes. A strike through is something on either the planchet or die which puts it between the planchet and die at the time the coin was struck which affects the design of the coin. A solid object will leave a depression in the coin in the shape of that object. For example, a piece of wire will be a depressed line the length of that piece of wire. Depending on the location and size of the solid object it can also cause loss of detail in the design. Grease or other form of liquid like material will fill in the die which will result in a loss of detail on the coin unless it is entirely in the field area then it will appear as a depression in the field with virtually no significant loss of details in the coin's design. Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 12:27 pm Quote: if there is a better way for me to do this I'm all ears. When using a hosting site, simply link the image (like you have) and highlight the link, then click the box with the picture in it (by bold, italic, etc.) Your link will then appear as an image. Report this Post to the Staff
schmidty Pillar of the Community United States 677 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 2:00 pm Gyrene, thanks for the clarification! I thought that was the case, but wasn't quite sure. CoppereCastle, thanks for the technical help! I will take note of that and try it next time. Edited by schmidty 02/07/2015 2:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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