I have never seen anything like this. The lines you see appear to be raised using my loop. What do all of you think.
I don't think i responded to the area,were the OP was trying to explain. the fields of the coin have many scratches, that's why it seems more logical, that they are. There's no cud on this coin, the image that is present is the lighter in that specific area ,about 6 0clock,close to the rim.
Joe from the last photo there is something there,what if I had in hand or a better close up I could tell.
Mint, Try checking your coin against some of the ones on this site, http://www.traildies.com/ Maybe? Yours kind of remind me of some of the Trail Dies I have seen lately Hope it helps. Terry