Opinions Needed! Scratches Or Struck Thru Errors?

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huntsman53 Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 1:35 pm I need everone's opinion on whether my' 1853 Three Cent Silver piece has scratches across the Obverse or are they "Struck Thru Errors"! I am leaning towards Struck Thru pieces of wire as their beginnings in the Shield are blunt and there are no ridges on either side to indicate metal displacement which is normal evidence of a scratch or a gouge. See the pictures at the attached links. I am sorry for the quality of the pictures! I do not have a decent setup and the pictures come out mainly somewhat yellowish but sometimes with other hues. http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/...tSilver1.jpg http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/...tSilver2.jpg http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/...tSilver3.jpg http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/...tSilver4.jpg http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/...tSilver5.jpg http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/...tSilver6.jpg Thanks...Frank Report this Post to the Staff

bill069 Pillar of the Community United States 608 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 2:45 pm I'm not a pro at this, but how they vary in width is what makes me think they are scratches. For your sake I hope I'm wrong! Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 3:00 pm The one side looks like a lamination error. The other, can we get a close-up of the 'R'? Report this Post to the Staff
huntsman53 Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 4:05 pm rockdude, Are these pics okay? As you can see, they look sort of like scratches but appear more like the coin was Struck Thru two different sizes of wire. Frank Edited by huntsman53 07/01/2009 4:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Electric_Op_Ltd Valued Member United States 183 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 4:48 pm I'll guess that was either a flaw in the planchet or happened after mintage. My expertise (so-called) ends at about there, lol. More experienced eyes will be welcome... I'm eager to hear what they think! Bruce Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 4:56 pm I'm no pro but I'm leaning towards post mint damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 07/01/2009 5:21 pm A common struck through is a piece of wire and it's usually mistaken for a scratch and this could be either. Report this Post to the Staff
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