A little help please

[Martz]

Hey all. I'm new to coin collecting and trying to figure out what type of error this would be called? Thanks!

[coinguy]

Welcome to the forum

Not an error, it looks like some sort of corrosion has attacked you cent.
Possibly been buried or exposed to something corrosive for awhile.

[Bill in Burl]

Is there a thin coating on it? It looks like some of the lettering is fainter than the rest. DFidn't leave the mint that way.

[Martz]

Thank you all for your replies.

I think those are bad pictures. I will retake them tonight and post them.

[Martz]

Here are some updated pictures. I think I need a softer light to get a better picture. There is no corrosion or surface erosion. It looks like it was struck with something in between the planchet and the die.

[Martz]

So I found out what the error is; it's a strike through. I don't know what it would have struck through since it's so smooth and all. My assumption would be grease.

Anywho, I'm attaching a couple of better pictures for anyone else who might have the same question I had.

[coinguy]

Much better pictures, I wish you had shown those in the first place.
I agree that it is a Struck Through, most likely grease.