Struck Through or Die Crack?

Harry779

The line seems to run on top of the letters which i understand is something like struck through a foreign object like a thread?

Do the stars look doubled or machine doubled?

Thanks for looking

savoyspecial

doesnt seem to traverse like you would expect a die crack to


might be struck through fiber/thread


either way i dont think there is a big premium

PerryHall

<< <i>might be struck through fiber/thread >>

Harry779

anyone else have an opinion on this?

notwilight

I can't see the photo but both a struck thru and a crack should go thru both high spot snd low spots. A scratch or PMD is likely to only hit the high spots. --jerry

Bossman88

It appears to me to be struck through a thread or fine wire.

Regards, Larry

ctf_error_coins

Looks like a die crack to me. Is the line raised or pressed in?? Hard to tell from the photo. answer this question and you will have your answer.

rld14

Tough to tell from the pics, but a die crack will be raised above the surface of the coin and a strike through will be indented into the surface of the coin.

relicsncoins

Based on the shadow, the line appears raised. Therefor it can't be a struck through error. Maybe a die scratch?

Lewy

PMD

JupitarCoins

It looks like a struck-thru wire.
I like it alot.

WoodenJefferson

<< <i>Looks like a die crack to me. Is the line raised or pressed in?? Hard to tell from the photo. answer this question and you will have your answer. >>



Until this point is resolved, there is no definite answer to the posed question, unless I missed it somewhere.

To minute (width wise) to be a strike through wire, maybe a human hair, but for now a slight die crack is plausible.

Harry779

under 10x loupe,it appears RAISED and it is ON TOP of the letters.

it is absolutely not a scratch across the coin.

Lewy

Harry, if the line is raised, then it is not a strike through. A strike through (despite what it is struck through) will be incuse on the coin, not raised.

If this were a die crack, it 'probably' would not have such straight segments, nor should it change directions at the entrance of the E and the R. It 'might' not be a die crack either.

With your 10x loupe, look at the line from varying vectors, and notice if the line seems to be sloped (or higher on one side of the line). I am considering the possibility of a sharp cut (PMD) that has displaced metal and subsequently worn over to appear raised. I can find reasons not to accept this theory either though.

Very interesting mark, but I feel that it would definitely have to be an 'in hand' judgment, but my best guess is either one very weird die crack or else PMD.

Harry779

the line is even,that is,there is no more metal on one side of the line than the other.
look closely and see that the line is inside the extremly tight inner areas of the "M".
the coin is uncirculated and other than a few small bag marks,it looks brand new.
my first thought when i saw it.....was die crack.

(it's a 67 Kennedy half)

GrumpyEd

<< <i> Maybe a die scratch? >>



My thought too.

collegecoincollector

And what about the doubled die question? Anyone have an opinion? I'm sure interested. You can see the doubling on the letters too on the outer edge

notwilight

Now that I can see it I'm saying crack, mostly because of the way it abruptly changes direction. --Jerry

Harry779

heres a full reverse picture so you can see the lettering.

WoodenJefferson

Those are some great images of classic "machine doubling" The shelf like appearance, like the letter slid over like a layer of a cake, is classic.

silverpop

IMHO it's a die crack