Struck Thru Wood Error ..... 2010 James Buchanan Dollar WOW !!!!!!!!

ctf_error_coins · August 31, 2013 8:15AM

I was looking at listings and came upon this cool mislabeled error coin. Something about a scar on the coin. The photo was fairly bad. I could tell the error was real and at first thought in could be a struck in "metal" of some type. After winning the auction and more carefully reviewing the horrible photo, I realized it was probably a weird struck thru error that I had just probably slightly overpaid for the item, oh well. Then I looked at the delivery time and it is like 30 days and I'm like wtf. I look more closely at the listing and see that it is in the country of Greece. Really??? Oh well, i paid as I messed up.

……………

Couple weeks later, I get a little package from Greece

I open it, It is not a struck in error …………

I take out the loupe ……………

and ……

I seen the distinct pattern of WOOD …………. wow super cool, super rare …………… Could be the Only "Struck Thru Wood Mint Error" in the presidential line and possible the most modern date USA struck thru wood error …………..

blu62vette · August 31, 2013 8:19AM

Looks like Buchanan is taking a whack to the head with a stick!

CCC2010 · August 31, 2013 8:20AM

Hope his secret service did not fall asleep when this happened.

BustHalfBrian · August 31, 2013 8:37AM

Dunno for sure but it certainly looks like wood. Very cool

CoinZip · August 31, 2013 8:47AM

That has an awesome look to it...........congrats

eddied to add: Is the "wood" raised or impressed, it sure looks raised to me ???

CaptHenway · August 31, 2013 8:49AM

Kewl!

AUandAG · August 31, 2013 8:49AM

Looks cool, but I'd say a piece of rag most likely.

bob

ctf_error_coins · August 31, 2013 8:52AM

<< Looks cool, but I'd say a piece of rag most likely.

bob

>>

I disagree.

I have many struck thru cloth coins, different types of cloth as well.

None of them have a Wood Grain Pattern

CaptHenway · August 31, 2013 8:53AM

I'm thinking one of the press operators was using a flat toothpick.......

keyman64 · August 31, 2013 8:55AM

That is cool! Congrats!

ricko · August 31, 2013 8:58AM

VERY cool error coin.... congratulations.... Cheers, RickO

lkeigwin · August 31, 2013 9:01AM

Nice find! Congrats.
Lance.

SmEagle1795 · August 31, 2013 9:02AM

Luckily they got the nail out

coinsarefun · August 31, 2013 9:07AM

Now we need to figure out if it's oak, maple, cherry or pine

Awesome !!!!

Constantine · August 31, 2013 9:07AM

Wow that is cool. Is there any place in the minting process where a tiny wood piece could be picked up? A scrap from a palette of some sort?

coinman420 · August 31, 2013 9:17AM

my first impression was a matchstick. cool error.

ctf_error_coins · August 31, 2013 9:19AM

<< my first impression was a matchstick. cool error. >>

And then I figured it was a ......

<< A scrap from a palette of some sort? >>

mbogoman · August 31, 2013 9:29AM

Very cool!!! Is that another wood chip behind his collar (beneath the hair)?

How in the he!! did that end up in Greece???

ctf_error_coins · August 31, 2013 9:33AM

<< Very cool!!! Is that another wood chip behind his collar (beneath the hair)?

How in the he!! did that end up in Greece??? >>

Wow, yes, good eye. I didn't even see at as I was always drawn to the main error. I will photo it now.

I have no idea but guess he collects and maybe bought a roll or bag off of ebay and found it himself.

ctf_error_coins · August 31, 2013 10:57AM

Here is the very small chip of wood struck thru ....

And some more close-ups of the major error .....

sparky64 · August 31, 2013 11:05AM

Great pics! That is just amazing.

CaptHenway · August 31, 2013 11:12AM

<< Very cool!!! Is that another wood chip behind his collar (beneath the hair)?

How in the he!! did that end up in Greece??? >>

Struck through Greece?

numisma · August 31, 2013 12:32PM

<< 

<< Very cool!!! Is that another wood chip behind his collar (beneath the hair)?

How in the he!! did that end up in Greece??? >>

Struck through Greece? >>

tincup · August 31, 2013 12:52PM

NICE!

MsMorrisine · August 31, 2013 1:47PM

what wood has that fine of a grain?

LanceNewmanOCC · August 31, 2013 1:52PM

.
not my coin and not the whole image in a gsa

Constantine · August 31, 2013 1:54PM

Wasn't straw/wood in the Morgan planchets fairly common?

CaptHenway · August 31, 2013 1:56PM

<< Wasn't straw/wood in the Morgan planchets fairly common? >>

It happened. After they blanched and rinsed the planchets they dried them in sawdust. Sometimes bits of it stuck to the planchet. Seemed to be most common in New Orleans, perhaps because of the humidity down there.

coinsarefun · August 31, 2013 2:00PM

<< what wood has that fine of a grain? >>

Well, the pallets are generally made using pine as it is cheaper than almost any other wood.
The grain is semi tight and it is a soft wood.

Constantine · August 31, 2013 2:03PM

<< 

<< Wasn't straw/wood in the Morgan planchets fairly common? >>

It happened. After they blanched and rinsed the planchets they dried them in sawdust. Sometimes bits of it stuck to the planchet. Seemed to be most common in New Orleans, perhaps because of the humidity down there. >>

Thanks for the info. Didn't know the dried in sawdust part.

gonzer · August 31, 2013 9:23PM

<< 

<< Very cool!!! Is that another wood chip behind his collar (beneath the hair)?

How in the he!! did that end up in Greece??? >>

Struck through Greece? >>

Oh brother!

ctf_error_coins · September 1, 2013 8:11AM

I took the question marks out of the title as I am certain as to error after reviewing the close up photos.

crazyhounddog · September 1, 2013 8:16AM

Looks like he's getting whacked!!

AMRC · September 1, 2013 8:23AM

Interesting that you can see it split towards the rim, so I am thinking a piece of it was trimmed off. Now the question would be what is it in the manufacturing process that it could be from? Or may an errant match stick? Very cool none-the-less.

WoodenJefferson · September 1, 2013 8:39AM

We've had a lot of strike-throughs posted here through out the years, this dramatic one has to be up there in the top 10.

halfhunter · September 1, 2013 9:41AM

The pics of the strike-thru look raised above the surface. I thought that a strike-thru would be incused.

HH

CaptHenway · September 1, 2013 11:22AM

<< The pics of the strike-thru look raised above the surface. I thought that a strike-thru would be incused.

HH >>

It is.

WoodenJefferson · September 1, 2013 11:30AM

<< 

<< The pics of the strike-thru look raised above the surface. I thought that a strike-thru would be incused.

HH >>

It is. >>

Yes, it is incused. Think trench while looking at it, blink and it will miraculously change from raised to incused.

Zoins · September 2, 2013 1:26AM

Very cool error and I love the story about how you acquired it! Congrats

errormaven · September 2, 2013 2:05AM

While this might have been a piece of wood, I don't think there is enough evidence to draw a definitive conclusion. The extremely fine "grain" (if that's what the texture reflects) is not particularly reminiscent of wood, in my opinion. As in most cases of coins struck through debris, the nature of the foreign matter will remain conjectural.

LanceNewmanOCC · September 2, 2013 2:19AM

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i didn't read the most recent posts to the thread but i'd be billing to be that a microscopic analysis would show what matter was struck-through as parts of it would still be on the surface of that area.
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ctf_error_coins · September 2, 2013 2:22AM

<< While this might have been a piece of wood, I don't think there is enough evidence to draw a definitive conclusion. The extremely fine "grain" (if that's what the texture reflects) is not particularly reminiscent of wood, in my opinion. As in most cases of coins struck through debris, the nature of the foreign matter will remain conjectural. >>

Mike, I do appreciate your opinions and agree with you 98% of the time, and while you do say this "might have been a piece of wood" I disagree with you about being able to draw a definitive conclusion.

Wood grain is wood grain and the impression clearly is that of wood grain. Add to that the "shape" of the strike thru, sure looks like wood and not textile. Add to that the broken end of the wood, very clearly from wood.

Put this bad boy on a microscope and you will see what I see In my close-up photography.

No Doubt in my mind.

What a TPG may do, I have no idea, but the coin is what it is.

BillJones · September 2, 2013 2:44AM

Given Mr. Buchanan's low standing in the historian's polls of presidential greatness, some people might think this image is entirely appropriate for the "wooden headed" James Buchanan.

That is a neat error.

topstuf · September 2, 2013 2:49AM

<< Wasn't straw/wood in the Morgan planchets fairly common? >>

Yes. And it often charred black from the pressure. I've had many hot wood surface inclusions.

Coinsponge · September 2, 2013 3:00AM

Wouldn't a long piece of wood struck across the field and the recessed portion of the die get distorted or torn in the process of striking it. It looks like it is completely straight. Anyone suspect a hoax?

ctf_error_coins · September 2, 2013 3:24AM

<< Wouldn't a long piece of wood struck across the field and the recessed portion of the die get distorted or torn in the process of striking it. It looks like it is completely straight. Anyone suspect a hoax? >>

No Hoax, It is absolutely a strike thru, no question. BTW the reverse is perfectly struck.

guitarwes · September 3, 2013 4:30AM

I vote it was a piece of a toothpick or a splinter of a pallet. Looks definately of wood orgin.

That's a cool error. Congrats on the find.

As far as out of the ordinary finds in strange places, a dealer friend of mine found a PATTERN Presidental Gold Dollar in a junk bag of world coins that he ordered from somewhere in Europe. Sold it and paid off all his debt. How it got there, who the heck know?

ThePennyLady · September 3, 2013 4:42AM

I love it - great find! I agree about being struck through wood. Very interesting, thanks for sharing it!

MsMorrisine · September 3, 2013 5:39AM

definitely not a hoax. this is struck thru

coincidentally (??) I've found the area behing the head and above the shoulder a popular place for strike thrus, too. I've found several pres $1s with strike thrus there.

MsMorrisine · September 3, 2013 5:45AM

i do notice that behind the head strike thru seems to continue up onto the ear.

also, if this were regular textile, where's the cross fibers? this would either be string fibers or a small bundle of wire. but regular textile? why would it impart one direction of fibers and not the other?

PS: which mint is this?

FredWeinberg · September 3, 2013 7:42AM

In my opinion, it's not struck thru wood.

The Die face has been scraped by the
Feeder Fingers.

I've seen this effect (repeated in the same
area) in numerous Presidential Dollars
from 2007 on.

I agree that it's a nice rectangular shape,
but the 'grain' is the same as the other
Dollars I've run across - usually with other
mechanical errors on them. I've seen
over 100 similar marks.

There used to be wood in the Mints back
in the day (not sure when wood disapeared)
but there isn't any wood anywhere near the
presses today - aside from locked, hard-wood
boxes that the Error coins are put in!)

This is a Die Defect, imo, and not a struck thru
wood error......just my opinion from observation.

Struck Thru Wood Error ..... 2010 James Buchanan Dollar WOW !!!!!!!!

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