Is this a scratch or something else? WARNING Big Pics

CoinZip

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Bottom half

tradedollarnut

Not a scratch - more like a lamination

AUandAG

<< <i>Not a scratch - more like a lamination



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ModCrewman

Although I hate to contradict those already offering opinions. IMHO it appears to be more of a scratch, I'd say from a sharp edge, like a knife, that may have in turn had some of the "shaved" metal come off similar to a lamination. JMHO, and I could just as easily be wrong.

PerryHall

Sure looks like a lamination. You can see where it's peeling away along the edge. Will PCGS grade and slab this coin or does it need to be submitted as an error?

AUandAG

PCGS will grade it genuine unless you pay the fees for errors.

bob

s4ny

thyroidectomy?

bsshog40

I agree with the lamination also. Silver would seem too soft to leave such sharp edges if it were scratched with a knife or something. I would think even a scratch would flow better on silver. jmo

tradedollarnut

The other possibility is a strike through of some other material that then decayed or crumbled away

ModCrewman

<< <i>The other possibility is a strike through of some other material that then decayed or crumbled away >>

I'd agree with this more quickly than I'd call it a lamination. The arc is simply too straight for me to see it as a lamination.

messydesk

Lamination that to me would have the same effect on the value as a knife cut.

Overdate

In the closeups, the surfaces surrounding the scratch or lamination appear to have been harshly cleaned or abraded.

lava

<< <i>PCGS will grade it genuine unless you pay the fees for errors.

bob >>



I think that is the safer bet, although I've seen these graded without payment of the error fee. I know that doesn't answer your question, except to suggest the coin should make it into a holder at PCGS.

crypto79

<< <i>Although I hate to contradict those already offering opinions. IMHO it appears to be more of a scratch, I'd say from a sharp edge, like a knife, that may have in turn had some of the "shaved" metal come off similar to a lamination. JMHO, and I could just as easily be wrong. >>



I agree with the scratch thought that continued to circulate for a little while and wore over the edges. Lamentations normally are not so smooth in shape or contour also inside seems pretty smooth.

It almost doesn't matter as being in a focal point they both affect the value negatively