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LeAnn Valued Member United States 429 Posts	Posted 05/17/2008 11:58 am Here is a New Mexico quarter I found going thru a roll. Is it an error or variety of mint problems? LeAnn Report this Post to the Staff

Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 05/17/2008 1:54 pm Error, because it's Struck Through Grease. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/17/2008 4:59 pm If it were a variety, every coin made from that die pair would show the same anomaly. Strike throughs only happen during a dies life. All coins made before and after this error happened would be normal. So it is an error. Thus the term: "Strike though ERROR." Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 05/17/2008 11:14 pm It is as mentioned a " Struck Through Grease" error. Report this Post to the Staff
thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 05/17/2008 11:30 pm I recently asked someone this question: How can you tell the difference between a weak strike and a Struck Through Grease error? the reply was a Struck Through Grease would have empty wells, indents on the surface, where aweak strike would'nt Does that sound right? I'm only asking because of this topic. Also is a weak strike a variety or an error? Edited by thingee 05/17/2008 11:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 05/18/2008 01:40 am A weak strike, often referred to as an adjustment strike is an error. Struck Through Grease errors have an appearance on the surface of the struck coin that is uneven and in some cases will show depressed areas that when magnified have a rough look to them. I hope that helps. Bill Report this Post to the Staff
noel biscocho Valued Member Philippines 53 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 01:29 am Hi all, Does a strike through grease error coins collectible as an error coin, if so does it have a premium in the coin collecting world. Thanks, noel biscocho Report this Post to the Staff
LeAnn Valued Member United States 429 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 11:14 am my first error find I normally don't look for errors, but was packing up quarter to ship and this one just looked different when I pulled it from the roll. Now what do I do with it? LeAnn Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 2:05 pm They are collected if major portions of the design are effected. It is in the overall scheme of things a very common error type but still when large areas of design are missing they are good examples of this type of error. There is not a huge market for them so I would keep the one you found. You may get $3.00 to $5.00 , realistically but some people might pay more. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac64 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 1:32 pm I assume this is also a grease struck cent. Am I correct? http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...LastScan.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 1:54 pm Interesting, could you post the reverse as well? Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac64 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 9:09 pm Here ya go, Bio! Image: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...astScan2.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 9:30 pm Ok, yours is grease too but I needed the reverse to decide. The obverse almost looked like a die adjustment strike but I needed to see the reverse and it did not have the characteristics needed. A die adjustment strike is what it implies, a weak strike minted while the striking pressure of the dies was being set. The coin will have some center detail but the periphery will be weak and it will have equal weakness on both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac64 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 05/30/2008 11:48 pm Thanks for the tidbit of info. Would a die adjustment strike coin be considered somewhat of a test strike? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 12:16 pm Yes, it would be a test strike and should be set aside during adjustments and not added to the coin bin intended for circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
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