1981 D Half Dollar Struck Through Grease Or Something Else?

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CRHunting Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 2:22 pm Hey Everyone, I found this 1981 D half dollar that appears to have a strike through error on the obverse. The Y in liberty along with the ST of trust are almost completely missing. What I find interesting is that the strike through has created an incuse region of the coin's field and it even impacted the coin's rim. My main question is can a grease strike through reduce the size of a coin's rim or does the rim reduction on this coin suggest the strike through is from something other than grease? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 5:22 pm Looks like a Greaser. Best to take pics straight on,not at an angle. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97914 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 8:03 pm the angle is a bit awkward. but it seems to be a nice Greaser. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 8:37 pm Probably a Greaser, not convinced. Better pics would help. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 8:52 pm I don't recall seeing Struck Through Grease involvement in the rim previously. Very interesting. "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 10:18 pm What does the reeds on the edge of the coin show? Report this Post to the Staff
CRHunting Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/05/2022 10:51 am Sorry for the weird angle. My microscope isn't tall enough to fit a full half dollar in a single shot head-on so I either have to take it at an angle or detach it and try to do it by hand. I've added a few more pictures including one of the rim where the strike through occurred. It doesn't appear significantly impacted other than a small divot at the strike through location. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/05/2022 11:09 am The weight? It looks so far like a struck through debris of debris with fiber/grease/gunk. If the weight is normal, then 11.34 grams, then it looks like a struck through issue. Does the coin appear to be straight/not bent? it might be minor struck through debris issue. Probably not much demand for this. More of a distraction than a premium for this. But from the images so far that is what I feel we are looking at on your coin. If the coin is bent at all, then it could be a PSD coin. Report this Post to the Staff
CRHunting Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/05/2022 11:28 am Thanks Coop! I just checked and it is 11.30g. Also, it sits completely flat when resting on another half dollar so no bend to it. The only noticeable difference when against another coin is that divot where the strike through occurred. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/05/2022 11:57 am CRHunting, Try putting your scope on top of stacked books,that what I do. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/05/2022 12:03 pm I wonder where he got that Idea? It helps you from bending down too low and save neck pain. Report this Post to the Staff
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