1881-S Morgan Struck Thru String/Thread

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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 7:53 pm swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 8:19 pm Do you have that coin in hand? Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 9:07 pm I don't Halfwitty. It's at home and I'm at work. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
JimR Pillar of the Community United States 1490 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 9:12 pm Wow the thread is crazy. Awesome Morgan. Probably MS65 at least. Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 10:07 pm Just curious as to whether the small squigly lines are raised or depressed. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 11:25 pm Depressed. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Podoprigora Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 11:27 pm wasn't it just scratched? Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 05/13/2010 11:30 pm I don't think so. I'm 99% sure it's struck thru lint,thread,or string. Coin in hand, you can clearly see what looks like a "clump" of the above embedded impression during the strike. I thought about TPG'n it. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/14/2010 05:59 am Nice find, I agree it is a strike through. I would send it in. Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/14/2010 07:05 am That's neat. I would think something like that would be pretty uncommon. When they mint coins how do they keep lint, string, ect. off the coins. Compressed Air? Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 05/14/2010 7:24 pm There is MUCH more quality control now days then there was in the 60's, 70's, 80's etc. I would imagine in 1881, the mints had some form of quality control to some extent. Sometimes, the "struck thru" errors can be unavoidable. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 05/15/2010 9:23 pm You're right vermontensium, I have to remind myself, this is 1881 we are talking about. Report this Post to the Staff
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