stir crazy - Mint Manufactures its Own Scratches Now...

MsMorrisine

Started noticing this familiar "bag mark" ....


then I set some aside...


It's true.... the mint is increasing its efficiency by making coins with ready made scratches.

MsMorrisine

yes, I do look at too many dollar coins...

cladking

Coins can get scratched when being ejected from the coining chamber.

Most of the finest '88-D dimes have a nasty scratch right in front of Roosevelt.

CaptHenway

Probably a strike thru that stayed through several consecutive coins.
TD

StubbyMcNumbthumbs

<< <i>Probably a strike thru that stayed through several consecutive coins.
TD >>




I was always led to believe a "strike-through" was on the planchet and not the die.

I can't explain the same scratch on those except maybe during ejection from the press they are all hitting the same obstruction on the way out. If the are raised vs. scratched, then maybe a scratch on the die?

melvin289

Very interesting obsevation.

Ron

Steve27

Were these coins from a roll?

CaptHenway

<< <i>

<< <i>Probably a strike thru that stayed through several consecutive coins.
TD >>




I was always led to believe a "strike-through" was on the planchet and not the die.

I can't explain the same scratch on those except maybe during ejection from the press they are all hitting the same obstruction on the way out. If the are raised vs. scratched, then maybe a scratch on the die? >>



Nope. A foreign object can stick to the die for many strikes. I have seen rolls of fractional gold eagles where every stinkin' coin had the exact same strike-thru.
Dag-nabbit!
TD

ricko

And at NO added cost.... Cheers, RickO

tahoe98

...the final inspector was/is asleep.

2manycoins2fewfunds

Ejection marks are frequently in same location and size.

I revieved 500+ Marine proof dollars and had 2 boxes of 200/box where around 1/3 of the coins had an identical scratch/scrape.

Tdec1000

<< <i>...the final inspector was/is asleep. >>



The mint is not in the buisness of making MS-70 coins.