Lincoln Cent Proof.....post mint damage?

coinsarefun

On his collar.......is that PMD or strike thru?
If its not PMD will it lower the grade?

LanceNewmanOCC

i really don't know if it will lower the grade or not but i have seen ms65 coins with strike-through designation with the grade

i'm sure there are probably some strike-through coins that grade and some that don't

it is also possible this is a planchet problem or even something stuck to the die?

ThePennyLady

The coin is really pretty with great eye appeal, but in my opinion, it looks like a strike thru and most likely will cause the coin to be downgraded since it is a proof and the strike thru is pretty noticeable.

coinsarefun

<< <i>The coin is really pretty with great eye appeal, but in my opinion, it looks like a strike thru and most likely will cause the coin to be downgraded since it is a proof and the strike thru is pretty noticeable. >>






Hi Charmy, I was thinking the same thing
Too bad it has some killer color

airplanenut

Even if it is a strike through, doesn't PCGS bag coins with minor planchet flaws?

coinsarefun

<< <i>Even if it is a strike through, doesn't PCGS bag coins with minor planchet flaws? >>






They graded this Morgan CC and noted strike thru, but I feel they downgraded it a point or two
because its much better than a MS62

But its not a proof either so?

ThePennyLady

<< <i>Even if it is a strike through, doesn't PCGS bag coins with minor planchet flaws? >>



Not in my experience. I've seen many strike thrus in PCGS holders, both attributed and non. However, depending on the type, severity and location of the strike thru, it can cause the coin's grade to be lowered a point or two. In my experience, the grades of coins that are struck thru a string, hair, wire, or other defined object have not caused the grade to be lowered most likely because such a strike thru is more interesting and appealing. However, whether right or not, a coin struck thru grease or some blob or chunk doesn't seem as interesting to many collectors and may result in a lesser grade, especially if it causes critical details on the coin to be diminished or weak such as the date or motto.

GrumpyEd

The 1878 CC is E7080 on the holder, the E means it was submitted as a mint error with the extra fee.


My guess on the 70-S is if it's submitted as a regular submission it MIGHT be looked at as PMD but if submitted as an error it will get graded and noted on the label as struck through. Just a wild guess

ModCrewman

My assumption has been you would need to submit as an error submission in order to get the grade and designation for a strike through; which is hard to make worthwhile unless you have a pretty high dollar coin to begin with.

I came upon this 1956 Proof Lincoln with a struck through thread last month (Color is poor because I needed funky lighting angle to show the strike through.).