Struck through reverse?

jonesor

I was recently looking over completed ebay auctions when I saw this one:

Erred coin on ebay


what does 'struck through reverse' mean? they minted the back on the front and vice versa?

CarlWohlforth

There is a swoosh by the tip of the Eagle's right wing. There must have been a piece of wire or grease or cloth or something on the planchet when the coin was struck. So the thread was struck through causing the swoosh.

jonesor

gotcha. i saw the 'swoosh' too but wasn't sure what the label meant, maybe i was missing something else.

thank you

Dog97

<<<what does 'struck through reverse' mean? they minted the back on the front and vice versa?>>>
Sloppy use of numismatic terms. It means the strike thru is on the rev, not that it was struck thru a reverse. It's the use of concision because Fred is only allowed a few characters to write the attribution.

charley

Total agreement with Carl

Conder101

I think it means that with some creative writing the seller got an extra $200 or so for a very minor error.