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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RittenhouseCU, post: 3308463, member: 100546&quot;]Nice coin that has been dipped one too many times = looks washed out.&nbsp; That&#039;s why it came back as cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fine, curving lines noted are likely machining lines left on the die body prior to hubbing the die.&nbsp; These are supposed to be polished off, but they don&#039;t always get all of them.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen them on every year and denom from an 1804 half cent up thru Kennedy halfs.&nbsp; Some coins are famous for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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