I've have an 84 penny that has scratches that are much to uniform to be from circulation. Is this something that is collected?
picture's ? Sounds like minor die cracks but we cannot give you a clear answer without puctures some can get big enough to add some value.
Um i don't know why it did it 3 times it took a long time to load then this showed up just delete them all accept for one if thats possible.
From your description and without a picture, I would have to say "No". Edit: There could be some die scratches there, but it's hard to tell. Either way, I doubt they add any value to the coin. Nice die crack through UNIT[E]D.
Not really! Die scratches are quite common and often occur when dirt and debris needs to be removed from the face of the die. Scratches may also occur as "feeder finger" damage.
From what I see in the photos, it appears to be planchet striations. They occurred to the zinc core prior to being plated with copper. The striations were deep enough that they were not fully struck out during the striking process. If you consider that this is a copper plated zinc cent, those lines could not have been formed after the minting process without cutting through the plating and exposing the zinc core. These lines are common in older coins. Back in the day the strips of metal were drawn through a drawing bench, which scraped the surfaces of the metal strips down to a uniform thickness. Over time, those blades developed burrs which in turn left gouges in the metal.
Agree with planchet striations. Otherwise...during production die imperfections show as polishing lines, die scratches and die gouges, among others, all can be used as die markers when attributing varieties. ...imo...Spark
those are really good pictures. Agree with planchet striations. i found a pretty good example here https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=351368 hope thats ok to paste that.........
