The 80's were notorious for worn dies, particularly nickels but I think this could be PMD (light grit blast??). See what other opinions pop up here.
This is why I thought it was die deteration(not what the arrows point at but the what's in the fields . But I think I might have to agree because there is no deterioration doubling
They still look cool in the collection though. I like anything that breaks that cycle of seeing the same coin over and over again. Keeps me from going insane when I'm really roll hunting.
Ah, maybe that area looks a little like die deterioration, but overall, those goose-bumps are an acid surface.
That picture wasn't mine. The o my pictures that are mine are the ones I posted originally but thanks though
Oh, OK. When you see those goose bumps, that's the chemistry lab victim. When you see the metal flow lines real deep and strong, and jumping luster, that's how they look when they're struck with the later-state dies.
