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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 352396, member: 12965&quot;]Hey fellow coin peeps,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I recently acquired an interesting 1916-P Buffalo Nickel with what appears to be roller marks (see Roller Mark definition below) and there&#039;s also something a little &quot;odd&quot; about the date (hint-hint). Please take a peek-see and tell me what you see and given that roller marks do not kill a coin&#039;s grade, please grade it to the best of your abilities (pics are not the best)? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Roller Marks</b> </p><p><i>Term to describe the mostly parallel incuse lines seen on some coins after striking. These were originally thought to be lines resulting from debris “scoring” the metal strips before the blanks were cut. However, new research has pointed to the final step of strip preparation, the draw bar. To reduce the strips to proper thickness, the final step was to pass them through the draw bar. It certainly seems logical that debris in the draw bar may cause these lines, if so, then draw-bar marks or lines would be a more appropriate term.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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