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buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 10:46 pm When looking at this coin I thought it had scratch. What is odd is that the "scratch" goes right through the Indian and stops at the planchet. Could it be some sort of strike through? Kind of looks like a scratch though. Report this Post to the Staff

RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 11:08 pm With the amount of wear on the coin, I would say its a scratch. Report this Post to the Staff
buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 11:18 pm I don't see how the amount of wear would relate on whether a coin has an error or not. A VG coin can have an error. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 11:52 pm It's incuse, right? Although that raises the possibility of a strikethrough, it could also just be a dent. The fact that it remains perfectly uniform through what would have been varying depths inside a die makes me lean towards the latter. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 12:08 am Interesting indeed. Under strong magnification, if it's a scratch, you should see striations. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Waxemm Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 08:52 am I would agree with a scratch or a dent. If it were a strikethrough I think the edges might not be as sharp or as visible with that wear. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 10:45 am Damage. If it was a strike through of something laying only in the device, it should be strongest in the areas of shallowest relief. So it should be strongest at the back of the neck and weaker on the front of the neck, point of bust and hair curl below the ear. Exactly the opposite of what we are seeing. On the other hand if something dented the struck coin the impression would be greatest in the high relief areas and weakest in the low relief. That is exactly what we do see. Heavy on the point of bust and front of neck and the hair curl, weaker on the back of the neck and nonexistant in the field. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 4:32 pm Conder put it far better than I managed. Report this Post to the Staff
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