This is certainly a different look. Is this cent a victim of a wire brush attack or is this a strange Improper Alloy Mix result?
Check this article. I think your coin might be described. http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/showthread.php?37713-1981-Striper-Rolling-mill-error
Huh, I didn't even think about these being roller marks since they were incuse. I suppose it depends on how dirty the rollers were as to how much debris they left behind. Thanks for the link.
The only other thing I could immediately think of was maybe an over polished die producing die scratches. I don't notice scratches on the rim, just the main body of the cent. Hey regardless, it's a wheat, put it in a flip.
The more I look at it the more I think you're right - roller marks. All angled the same direction, all equal size and consistent. I think you're right on the money. Thanks JPD3! Definitely going into a flip next to my 80's roller marks.
