what type of Damage does this nickel have?

The coin looks like the metal was spread with a knife. it's both sides
someone said it was a stuck through grease.... Not Sure ..... any help would be great

 

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If you look at the field you can see evidence of a worn die strike. The rest is just circulation damage over 39 years.

 

All of those parallel striations that you see are evidence of extreme die deterioration. ~ Chris

 

Just DDD and age wear, as stated above.
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Thank you all, it's good to put the proper name to the damage......

 

Stressed out dies.

Nickels are very tough coins, and they can chew of dies like crazy. It was a big problem in the 19th century. Mint workers hated the copper-nickel planchets. They call them "the devil's copper."

 

Most times you see that orange peel look, its an old worn out die.

 

An old die to start followed by years of circulation wear and tear.
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