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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 7622189, member: 84179&quot;]Roller marks, IMO.&nbsp; Caused by dirty rollers during the stripping process, not an alloy issue. Notice how the lines of the are basically parallel with almost no thickness variation within each line.</p><p><br /></p><p>Improperly mixed alloys will also show elongated areas due to rolling, but the size and shape will vary because the size/ shape of the inhomogeneous region is random.&nbsp; Compare this to some of the goodies found on early Lincolns and you&#039;ll see the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Roller marks like this show up regularly on copper cents from the early 80s[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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