Franklin half reverse strike through error?

[Ifyndit]

I found this one today. What do you all think, a strike through error or not?

[Ads]

TreasureNet.com is the premier Treasure Hunting Forum on the internet. Registered Users do not see these ads. Please Register - It's Free!

[coinmojo]

It sure looks like a strike thru to me. But I am not an expert.

Nice pickup.

Mojo

[Shake-N-Bake]

Hey infyndit,
I am not an expert on that type of error but my "expert" opinion is that it is a lamination errror.

go to this site it gives a description and prices for errors, scroll down to the lamination errors, i think it hits it on the head.
http://www.coinsite.com/html/USErrorPrices.asp

P.S. you package went out Sat., you should see it on Wed. or thurs.

Nice coin by the way, it is a keeper.

Jason

[wayne1956]

Definitely not struck through, and with the bunching of the metal at the top of the bell and the clean lines at the bottom of the area in question, I would have to say post mint damage.

[enamel7]

Post mint. Looks to have been scraped with something.

[Ju8vP3t]

Lamination error or it occured out in the "Wild"

[Coinkid]

It's definitely a lamination error.

Nice find!


-Paul

[Ifyndit]

Hey infyndit,
I am not an expert on that type of error but my "expert" opinion is that it is a lamination errror.

go to this site it gives a description and prices for errors, scroll down to the lamination errors, i think it hits it on the head.
http://www.coinsite.com/html/USErrorPrices.asp

P.S. you package went out Sat., you should see it on Wed. or thurs.

Nice coin by the way, it is a keeper.

Jason

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the website link. I think you are correct, it does sound like an lamination error. Thanks to everyone else for your thoughts about the coin.

I'll let you know when I get your mail. Thanks again!

[mistergee]

i'm no expert but that mark looks exactly like the marks i see on coins in "todays finds" that have been hit with a digging tool.

[wayne1956]

I really do not think it is lamination. Look at the blob of metal in the middle of U in Pluribus, and the steep cut above the E. This was made by a scraping motion.

[golden silver]

I would rule out the die error. It looks like a scrape from a screw driver or other flat edge tool. I could be wrong.

Golden Silver

[coinmojo]

IMHO.

It can't be a after mint scrape or a gouge because the features would be scraped away. They (all the letters) are still there which makes me believe this happend in the stamping process. It looks like part of a shoesting or twig got pressed into it at the mint.

I'm just saying.

Mojo

[Ifyndit]

IMHO.

It can't be a after mint scrape or a gouge because the features would be scraped away. They (all the letters) are still there which makes me believe this happend in the stamping process. It looks like part of a shoesting or twig got pressed into it at the mint.

I'm just saying.

Mojo

That's what makes me think it is an error and not post mint damage. A scrap with a screwdriver, sharp object, etc would remove lettering, dots, and other features.

[enamel7]

Hi all!
Ok, after looking at it again I believe it is a lamination error.