1983 Lincoln Memorial Cent - PMD Or Strike Through?

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MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 8:56 pm Thoughts on this coin? Just PMD (tool mark) or strike through? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:06 pm To me it appears as a struck through debris. (that fell off the coin) The opposite side appears not affected. I see no wave of splash metal on that area. It looks like something that was squared stock. Could even be a match stick? (Wood or paper) But it prevented the strike that that device, and we have an idea of the shape of the struck through. It might be my imagination, but it looks like wood grain on the last image. (thus the reference to a stick match) Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:06 pm With that metal "smushed" out from the rim, my vote is that this is damage. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95405 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:11 pm yep a tool mark from a person that does not work at the mint. Spence said what I was about to in regards to the rim Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 9:16 pm I saw the "smushed metal" , but wondered if there was debris that fell on to the coin just before strike - where would the displaced rim metal go - possibly into a "smush" on the edge? I also saw a line that looked like the inside edge of the rim that was visible in the incuse area- again got me thinking something softish so that this detail still showed. Report this Post to the Staff
shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 01:20 am Is that was intentional, that person is a surgeon, the precision at the bottom of the gauge in terms of a defined edge without any noticeable marks from slip of the sharp edged tool, is odd and amazing. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 04:41 am Leaning towards PMD. Nice pics by the way. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
bugil46 Pillar of the Community United States 579 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 05:59 am Yep I agree with John 1. PMD. But, been wrong before. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 09:40 am Sure looks like PMD to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 4:20 pm I got to go with the master here. Coop, everything he says makes sense. No damage on the opposite side, no build up on the edges of the trough = strike thru. Report this Post to the Staff
MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 02/23/2022 4:28 pm I am still leaning towards strike through as well. Just seems to clean. The way you can still see the "I" after it was smashed and the details at the rim and edge. Thanks everyone for you comments and thoughts. Think I will keep it in a 2x2 as a conversation piece. Report this Post to the Staff
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