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Struck Thru Wood Error ..... 2010 James Buchanan Dollar WOW !!!!!!!!
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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.
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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 …………..
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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 …………..
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eddied to add: Is the "wood" raised or impressed, it sure looks raised to me ???
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<< <i>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
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<< <i>my first impression was a matchstick. cool error. >>
And then I figured it was a ......
<< <i>A scrap from a palette of some sort? >>
How in the he!! did that end up in Greece???
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<< <i>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.
And some more close-ups of the major error .....
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<< <i>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?
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<< <i>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? >>
not my coin and not the whole image in a gsa
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<< <i>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.
<< <i>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.
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<< <i>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.
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<< <i>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!
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<< <i>The pics of the strike-thru look raised above the surface. I thought that a strike-thru would be incused.
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It is.
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<< <i>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.
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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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<< <i>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.
That is a neat error.
<< <i>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.
<< <i>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.
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?
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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.
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?
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.
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