1968S Jefferson Nickel Struck Through Something

[trombley2]

Found this today in a roll. The mark in Jefferson's Head and wear on the center of Monticello are obviously damage. The interesting part that I noticed was the indent below Monticello. Struck through a glob of grease? The mark to the right of Monticello appears to be damage. The rim shows movement outward in that area. The indent above the previously mentioned wear, in the center of the reverse, I'm not sure about. Most likely damage?

-Jon

[liveandievarieties]

You have a lamination on the obverse and it is struck thru grease on the reverse.

[mikediamond]

All of what you see appears to be post-strike damage.

[trombley2]

I don't usually disagree with you guys cause this is what some of you guys do professionally. I don't believe it is all post strike damage. The large area definitely looks like grease to me based on some others that I have seen. The indent on the obvers though does seem like post strike damage. Would a lamination issue cause the opposing side to be raised at all? It looks like whatever hit the obverse raised the reverse and it subsequently wore almost smooth. I've added a few more pictures that hopefully show it better.

[enamel7]

I agree with Mr Diamond on this one. I looked last night and all I saw was damage.

[Arjohn]

I will toss in my 2 Lincolns. The Obverse does look like PSD. whatever struck it after minting -- bent the coin so the Rev was raised. The Reverse.... Not so sure -- but the impressed area is more debris than "grease" as seen on most -- It is usually the device(s) only affected - you don't see the outline of the grease - therefore a piece of debris? Maybe..... The back of the "E" in states is clear -- the device lettering seem distorted, not missing as in a "greaser" Looks more like something under the coin when the Obverse was hit.... PMD

[liveandievarieties]

On a smart phone it's easy to assume the chunk missing from the obverse was a piece of the planchet that fell out, but the reverse damage clearly says otherwise.

On the reverse, the lower portion of the coin is struck through die-adhered "gunk". This is a combination of hardened grease mixed with metal dust that sticks to a die and obscures die detail. While somewhat dramatic looking, this is a common error type that brings little premium, especially with the post mint damage to the coin.

[trombley2]

Thanks for all the input. I know grease errors aren't worth much, just thought it was interesting. Felt I could further my knowledge on what causes these types of things to happen and be able to explain them to others.

-Jon