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retiredcopper
09-20-2015, 08:50 AM
Found this 1937 wheatie while roll searching. Noticed a raised line on the reverse from the wheat stalk to the top of the letter I. Don't know what caused it. The wheat stack has been stamped into it, so I assume it is a planchet error but I have never seen one before. Any thoughts? Sorry about the picture quality.http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=103569&stc=1http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=103570&stc=1http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=103571&stc=1

willbrooks
09-20-2015, 08:58 AM
The way that it sits atop the wheat stalk tells me that the most likely scenario is that it is something adhered to the surface of the coin. Try soaking it in acetone/picking at it with a toothpick.

jfines69
09-20-2015, 02:54 PM
If it does not come off with acetone I would think it is a strike thru???

willbrooks
09-20-2015, 02:57 PM
If it does not come off with acetone I would think it is a strike thru???

Jim, a struck-through would be incuse in the coin, unless it were struck through anti-matter. I like where this is going.

kloccwork419
09-20-2015, 03:05 PM
I agree with Will.. something on the coin. Soak it

Magers
09-20-2015, 03:05 PM
I don't think it was struck through antimatter Will. An amount of antimatter that size struck by a die would end the world.

willbrooks
09-20-2015, 03:21 PM
I don't think it was struck through antimatter Will. An amount of antimatter that size struck by a die would end the world.

...Only if it met an equal amount of itself made of out of struck-through matter from this coin's alternate self from a parallel universe, duh. :LOL_Hair:

jcuve
09-20-2015, 04:06 PM
Probably something stuck to the coin as noted...

retiredcopper
09-21-2015, 02:49 AM
Mystery solved thanks to you guys. Acetone broke it up. Thanks for the responses.

jfines69
09-21-2015, 04:25 AM
Jim, a struck-through would be incuse in the coin, unless it were struck through anti-matter. I like where this is going.
Well duuuhhhhh... Star Trekkin across the universe :LOL_Hair: