Could these lines coming out of the T in Trust and the W in WE be a die crack. They just don't look like a scratch. The one out of the T goes all the way through the bust even in the low places. Some are turned sideways to see the line better with the light.. Jeff
Die cracks are virtually NEVER microscopically straight. The line on your coin is. Since it appears to vary in strength, being almost missing to strong along its length it is probably a scratch on the planchet (striation) that was not struck out. Very cool! I want it.
As @eddiespin said, can you tell if it is raised or incused? Change the lighting and take more photos for your viewing and see.
I can't feel anything on the surface. I guess it could have been there before it got pressed. it will go in a 2x2 for now. Thanks for the replies.
Nice find. The two parallel lines on your coin coin were most likely made by the rollers that press the metal to the correct thickness. I have not seen this on a zinc cent before, but a have seen a similar anomaly on copper. These line run across the full diameter of the coin. Some are not very distinct and show best at an angle. Toning can make them easier to see.
It looks straight and raised. If that’s the case I’d call it a linear plating blister. The date is a 1983-D and no matter where they were minted it’s zinc with a thin copper coating. Very common. Welcome to CT.
I agree that 1983-D cents are very common. The lines on your coin, not very common. They are not linear plating blisters. These lines are made by a scratch in the thinning rollers. Which will leave a raised line/mark, and when the coin is struck it is raised no more, it flattens out and follows the contour of the coin.
