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Message:: [QUOTE="2CentRick, post: 969608, member: 16770"]If you look closely at the rather thick "die polish" lines you will see that they run thru the fields and continue thru the devices. Usually die polish lines are fine lines that stop at the devices. Yes, IMO, it is exhibiting an odd plating anomaly. That is precisely my point and is consistent with the "scratches" shown on OP's orginal photos and would explain in the OP's #29 post, 2nd paragraph; "As for the source of the marks, I just find it inconceivable that those marks came from any external source. How you can think something is capable of scratching the bust, getting into the gap between the rim and the bust, but not demolish the rim escapes me. BTW, they go right down the edge of the bust into the gap without interruption."   As far as adjustment marks go, I remain with conventional wisdom until GD proves otherwise. He is probably right on the foreign mints practices back then.   I also believe that he is wrong about planchet surface not showing on weak strikes. Just look at the thigh on weakly struck Walkers.   You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Thats my 2 cents on this discussion. [/QUOTE]