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Valued Member
United States
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Hi guys, I have this 1937 P Lincoln Wheat penny and would like to know if this is a strike through grease error?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Either grease or something similar.
It is a Struck Through something.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, struck through something. Very interesting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great image for an educational subject. Questions: (Answers hidden below each question. Highlight that area to see the answers. But fix in mind your answers first. 1.Why can this not be a lamination? First off, the weight will be normal. A lamination strike will be lighter and would show a ghost image where that area peeled off the coin. 2. Why could this be a struck through a Struck Through Grease coin? On grease strike coins, the devices will appear lower in height and look wider in width. The weight will be normal. 3. Why could this be coin struck through debris? While this doesn't appear to be sharp like a struck through wire or an object, it appears to be struck through flattened string. Note how the width seems wider than string? It was probably a greasy piece of string that was flattened by several strikes, wider at the base of the affected area. So it is a struck through grease/string/grit. The weight will be normal as nothing was added to the planchet weight, so it would be normal. Hope everyone enjoyed this? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Interesting example, Rosalita, and a good explanation, Coop!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Coop --
Your reply above has several lines of text in a white or light gray font (as viewed on my desktop). Very difficult to read.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@ijn1944 - if you double- or triple-click on those lines to highlight (depending on your setup), they're easy to read then.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188Edited by hokiefan_82
09/08/2021 6:07 pm
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United States
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Your reply above has several lines of text in a white or light gray font (as viewed on my desktop). Very difficult to read. That was intentional. Coop has done this before. It is a question/answer piece. Just highlight the difficult to read text (like you are going to copy it). You can read it easily then. thanks Coop, yes, fun as usual  |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The reason is to allow thought before looking at the answer. This allows the sleuth in you to figure out the answers, and then highlight to show what comments I make on the subject. Just one of the ways when I spot the right coin, to use it as a discussion point.
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Posted 09/08/2021 10:15 am
