I don't think its a scratch, but what is it?
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It almost looks like pieces of metal added on top of the coin. Let me know what you think. It is currently in a PCGS UNC Details Scratch Holder
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Looks like a knife cut to me. At the right angle, a knife could raise the metal.
You're right, it's not a scratch. It's scratches!
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When you consider what happens with a scratch...especially a rather deep one from a knife, let's say...you realize that metal is displaced along the cut line. It rises above the coin's surface.
Sometimes the first thought is, "what caused this raised line?" instead of "look at that cut!".
The prominent cut on this dime is the shadowed, dark line; the ridge north of it is the displaced metal.
The smaller scratch from the axe blade down, is less severe and the shadow less conspicuous.
Lance.
LOL, I say I'm sure then honestly I think that I would need to see an angled shot on the diagonal line starting from the "D". The one coming from the axe blade is definitely a scratch though and I am 101% sure on that one.
In my opinion that is clearly struck through something or a die gouge. It's raised, isn't it?
A knife?
Then it's a "chop" mark.
Ninjas
That's my dime mate!! See, I marked it on the back..
the one to the right is clearly a scratch, the one to the left is likely, but not as clear
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Yes, a deep scratch creates a furrow. Think of it like this. When you dig a ditch, the dirt has got to go somewhere, often alongside the hole. Yes, a deep scratch creates a furrow.
The cutters really got that coin!
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Ditto, scratches. It is not a struck thru as the edges are sharp and the inside of the furrow is shiny (a struck thru would be dull w/ more rounded edges).
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Unc Details - SLASHED!
Hope no one got hurt besides the dime...
The cut is in the plastic slab...the coin is just fine.
That is a vicious slash... and the second one (from the blade at top) gets much worse at the bottom...No idea how it happened, however, it was a sharp implement that did it...Cheers, RickO
My guess is it's from a razor knife while cutting open the package the coin was in. Either that or it was Colonel Mustard in the study with a candlestick.
Moved metal indicates PMD by something hard & sharp.
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Now I realize you were joking. As I read down the thread I was going to push the "disagree." Usually, I don't read to the end before posting so I would hate to have tarnished your record here.
Had a Silver Maple leaf get a cut very simialer when custons slit the mailer like that. Sure was a clean cut the coin never fell out of the padded mailer coming from Canada.
As I see it there is only one scratch, from the D in United down to the bottom set of cross bands. The scratch created a ribbon of metal that remained attached to the coin and was subsequently pressed back down on the surface of the coin forming what appears to be a second scratch from the axe blade to the bottom diagonal cross band.
Don't think so.
That "ribbon" you see is INTO the coin and not pressed down on it.
Look closer. To the left of the center bands it looks like it is on to of the design.
Yeah, you are probably right. I didn't think the other mark was a scratch either, I just played along with the crowd because they all seemed to know what they were talking about. What do they know right?
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Look, I'm tired and being a jerk because I'm in a crazy mood. Sorry. If no one explains how to tell it is two scratches from the image, I'll walk you through it tomorrow. You see one so that's most of the battle.
Good night.