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The marks at Dollar and America are scrapes.
I'm not seeing moved metal on the vertical "stripe", so I think that's it's a strike-through.
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@Hondo thanks very much for the opinion. Can you tell me how to differentiate the two? The marks at Dollar and America appear to me to be pretty clean and still show detail underneath. I would think a scrape would leave more jagged edges, but I'm admittedly a novice when it comes to strikethroughs. Thanks again!
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There is no displaced metal, and the texture is similar to others of that error. 100% strikethrough, and nice find at that! Pretty significant for a Morgan dollar. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Unimpossible, look for smears and moved metal - those are signs of a scrape.
The scrape starts on the letter C and proceeds south to Dollar. From C it goes across A and the star, hits the top of the R, jumps and then hits the A.
With a strike-through, the appearance is static without smearing. I suppose that you have to look at quite a few damaged coins to start recognizing the signs.
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I'm in the strucktrhough camp as well. Nice additional images.
The tips of the serifs on the "C" are unaffected and would certainly show damage if it were a scrape.
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Thank you @Petespockets55. That's a good point about the tips of the C, I hadn't thought of that. I'll be sending it to PCGS this week so we'll see how she does.
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I have to agree with Hondo. One nice strike through, and a lot of scrapes.
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The long vertical mark on this coin is a nice strike through, but the other near the rim are a possible maybe.
I'll look forward to see what PCGS has to say on this one.
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Nice Morgan, Wow, Very nice strike through as stated. I am in awe, Very Sweet Find, I see the Reverse has a Main strike through, I noticed it's raised in appearance, I see the Perimeter Strike through too, Very interesting visuals. The perimeter ST looks incused, Not raised. I am wondering Why there are two differing residual tales seen Here. Two Events, ? Also " if " the marks were made @ the same exact time, Why different residual findings.  Thanks for Sharing.. Please keep us in the Loop, MD  |
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Will do, thanks for the kind words!
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