Thoughts on this strike thru.
ironmanl63
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Should this straight grade? If it did would it stop you from purchasing the coin? The coin is otherwise very attractive.
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Any thoughts on what caused the depression?
Something hard. Straight grade with notation: "Strike Thru" and a nice one!
PS It is interesting that the area is not toned indicating something stayed on the coin for awhile. Otherwise it is punch damaged but I don't believe that because the revers is not affected.
Agree. Also. No sign of displaced metal around the depression.
Looks PMD to me, but seeing the surfaces of the depression under high magnification would be all that's needed for a conclusive diagnostic.
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Looks like a struck through. Nice coin!
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I actually bought the coin based on the true view. I did not know it had a strike thru. Shows you how much lighting makes a difference photoing coins. The strike thru is not noted on the label and the coin is straight graded. MS64. I like the coin and was wondering if folks would see it as a negative or positive.
Is there a piece of metal in the holder? It looks like it was intact when the true views were taken.
Nick
No there is not. It is strictly a lighting issue. As you twirl the coin in the light it almost disappears and reappears.
Well that’s kinda neat!
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I can actually see the strike through in the TruView... the outline is definitely there... but not bright as in the OP...Very interesting... Thanks for showing us... Cheers, RickO
If it's a real strike thru it will be body bagged as planchet flaw unless you submit under mint error tier.
Why did the strike thru not tone like the rest of the coin?
It looks like a lamination to me.
The shiny area is from the 'flake' of metal
falling off the coin after it was struck, imo.
It is toned like the rest of the coin. In my photo the light hits the coin in such away that the flaw is shiny. In the true view it is not shiny and shows the toning.
This might be true as I have no idea how it was created. Any reason PCGS would have straight graded the coin with out noting the condition.
Would this be collectible as an error?
This is a link to the actual auction. Looking at it now I can see the depression in the slab shot. At the time I was more into the color in the tru view and overlooked the slab shot.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-BN1YD/1937-d-buffalo-nickel-ms-64-pcgs
Ironman answered my question..thanks!
The color of the depression is really close to the color of the rest of the coin when held at the right angle to the light. Overall it is "shinier" than the rest of the coin.