any ideas what caused this?

HalfCollector

cannot quite figure out what caused this. Looks like it could be from rims and reeding or might be struck thru. It appeard somewhat raised on the photos but in fact it is indented into the surfaces.


Thanks for any input.

JRocco

Appears to match the spacing of the reeds.
If incuse I would say it was struck by another coin.

LanLord

<< <i>Appears to match the spacing of the reeds.
If incuse I would say it was struck by another coin. >>

Yeah, looks like an atypically long bag mark

seanq

It looks like it was struck through a strip of dropped reeding, I forget the exact mechanics but I had a Roosevelt dime with a very similar reeded indent and that is what I was told it was. I think either a bit of the reeding on a struck coin is stripped off by a defective collar, or it could be grease in the collar similar to a dropped letter. I do not think it was caused by an impact from another coin.


Sean Reynolds

MsMorrisine

I'm looking at the curvature of the indentation and it seems to be a tighter curve than the edge of that merc.

and the curvature appears uneven.

WoodenJefferson

<< <i>I'm looking at the curvature of the indentation and it seems to be a tighter curve than the edge of that merc.

and the curvature appears uneven. >>



seanq I think has it nailed, strike through from a dropped element and of course, it is going to be distorted on the impact coin. Cool error.

dcarr

Strike-through of a thin silver sliver that came off the edge of a coin.

fcloud

<< <i>Strike-through of a thin silver sliver that came off the edge of a coin. >>

HalfCollector

I agree that it appears to be some kind of a strike thru as many of you have implied. Thanks for the input.

LoveMyLiberty

<< <i>Strike-through of a thin silver sliver that came off the edge of a coin. >>




I agree with this and the sliver was in a spiral.

Cam40

look at the rim above.
i think it shows where that shaving came from anyway.

PerryHall

<< <i>It looks like it was struck through a strip of dropped reeding, I forget the exact mechanics but I had a Roosevelt dime with a very similar reeded indent and that is what I was told it was. I think either a bit of the reeding on a struck coin is stripped off by a defective collar, or it could be grease in the collar similar to a dropped letter. I do not think it was caused by an impact from another coin. >>



Bingo. You nailed it.