What could have done this?

Diggin-N-Dumps · Sep 22, 2018

I ended up getting this coin back in some change and noticed it was a wheat in amazing condition...until I saw the back.

Im sure it’s probably PMD but what the hell would make these marks? The gouges are the same patina if the coin so they aren’t fresh.

GlenDronach · Sep 22, 2018

I don't know if it's PMD. The rim looks pretty intact for that much damage.

Diggin-N-Dumps · Sep 22, 2018

GlenDronach said:
I don't know if it's PMD. The rim looks pretty intact for that much damage.

could it be a lamination error?

Plumbata · Sep 23, 2018

It looks like a defective planchet, as though something were stuck to the steel roller press when the sheets of metal from which blanks were punched were fed through? Doesn't look like a normal lamination error but I'm not too experienced with them. Can you get an accurate weight for the coin? If it is a bit less than the 3.11g then I'd assume defective planchet of some sort, proper weight then it happened when struck (or is PMD, but doesn't look like it). Cool find!

CoinHELP! · Sep 27, 2018

Struck through a foreign object, maybe large and thick glob of grease or something similar.

enamel7 · Sep 27, 2018

Wait for Frank, but it just looks like pmd to me.

Greastart · Sep 30, 2018

enamel7 said:
Wait for Frank, but it just looks like pmd to me.

Enamel, I gotta confess. First few times I read any of your comments I thought to myself, "this guy's full of himself." But, over the last couple years I've grown to respect your opinion. I've learned that you, like Frank, call 'em like you see 'em. Just Sayin'! Thanks for your insight.

1235CE · Oct 1, 2018

definitely not PMD, ....Plumbata has it right above, or something very similar to that....nice find!

HH all!

Greg

enamel7 · Oct 1, 2018

Greastart said:
Enamel, I gotta confess. First few times I read any of your comments I thought to myself, "this guy's full of himself." But, over the last couple years I've grown to respect your opinion. I've learned that you, like Frank, call 'em like you see 'em. Just Sayin'! Thanks for your insight.

Thank you! Someone that gets me. I'm not trying to come across as condescending, it's just easy to look at the written word and see it multiple ways. Lots of times people ask "how did this happen " and quite frankly most times it's impossible to know.