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Die break? Shattered Die? Struck through? PMD?
coindude88
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What does this look like to you? Has die cracks from rim to rim but appears to be struck through?!
This is a 1998 Lincoln Penny. (zinc)
Mint Error? This doesn't look like P.M.D. to me...
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Although your photos are fairly good,
it's hard to tell from a photo if the dark lines are raised areas (from die cracks), or just changes in color.
I don't see the lines on top of the columns/pillars, so I don't think they are die cracks.
struck thru maybe?
bob
I can’t tell anything about the lines from the photos, but the obvious environmental damage makes me wonder if the two are connected.
So if the thing that runs from 4 to 10 on the rev is a trough, then you probably have a strike thru. Discoloration might just be from circulation. Would like to see the obv. Peace Roy
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If the anomaly from 4 to 10 is not a stain, and is actually depressed, it could be a planchet flaw. I believe a strike through would be apparent on the columns if that were the cause. Cheers, RickO
Just checked it and it's definitely a trough and not raised like a die crack which I first thought.
I'm thinking definite struck through.
Wow. Look at the zinc rot on the obverse
I know what a bummer. Would you say a reverse strike through tho?
There should never be any confusion between a die crack and a struckthru. One is raised and one is incuse.
Your cent might have some sort of error but with all that environmental damage I am automatically suspicious that it is PMD until proven otherwise.
If it was a strike through, enough to depress the fields (indicating the strike through object was not retained), then shouldn't the columns also be affected? They show no sign of a strike through and show strong details.
If it was a strike through, and the object struck was retained... then the fields should be flat. The fields would also be flat if it is a planchet flaw such as a retained lamination?
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I can't tell.
The obverse shows plating issues, so I'm sure the reverse has them as well. The environmental damage probably includes some staining and even corrosion that could give the impression of a ridge if poked with a stick. As mentioned, the detailed in the alleged struck-through area is too sharp.
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