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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1319057, member: 11521&quot;]Those are flow lines caused by a very worn die. Notice how they radiate from the center of the coin. That is the path that the metal flows when the coin is struck. The flowing metal will erode the surface of the die over time. The die can be removed from the coin press and polished to remove the flow lines from the surface. From the looks of your coin that reverse die was due to be polished.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit</p><p><br /></p><p>After looking at your photos again, it looks like that reverse die was nearing the end of its useful life and was getting close to needing to be replaced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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