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Valued Member
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Somebody posted a coin with a strike through and thought Id share this coin from a circulation find a few yrs ago. This is a strike through staple and the staple is still intact in the coin. It makes me wonder how a staple gets in there?  I mean I understand cloths, strings, and other ojects but whats a staple used for in any area at a minting press. Staples and staplers stay in the office. Whats ironic is this error is more common than you realize.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Let me correct myself on this strike throughs are not a common thing but staple strike through of the strike throughs are common.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I do not see that anything was struck through this coin. It appears to have surface contact rust but the rust is not a part of the coin. A coin struck through a staple will have an obvious indentation from the staple itself.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think Cud Wild's suggesting that the staple or portions of it is retained. It does look like lines of rust, this can occur from a penny sitting on a paperclip or other rusty item in a damp environment. |
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United States
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The staple is still inside the coin thats why you dont see any type of indention. If I pricked the staple out you will see the indention. I've seen some examples similar to this.
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow I didnt think of that. Now that I think about it it might just be surface contact rust. I'm glad I posted this on here.
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Valued Member
United States
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I just checked the coin and pricked a little piece away with a toothpick.
Then I looked at it under a magnifying glass. It is not a strike through its contact rust. Thank you for the replys to know what I have.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The staple is still inside the coin thats why you dont see any type of indention The indentation is still quite prominent even when the object has been retained. The copper will not perfectly conform to a hard object like a staple so a coin and staple would not appear to be flush with each other- there will still be a distinct degree of separation. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And a correction...the term is past tense - meaning it "was" done, not that it's still happening.
It's a "struck through" - not "strike through", and I agree with the others. The coin sat on something that environmentally damaged it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Also, the coins that are thought to have staples involved are actually not staples at all. They are bristles that break out of a wire brush used by Mint employees to clean presses and press equipment.
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Posted 03/10/2011 5:18 pm
