Nice coin Larry.
I believe you are referring to die erosion . . . if it is, you should see similar lines running radially from the stars to the rim as well.
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I ran both of those possibilities through my mind, and neither explains what I see.
I do not see what I'm looking for in your images, but maybe you can see it in person. Is there any frost-fade in the depression?
Stumped, I am . . .
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