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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 7484905, member: 13307&quot;]Good morning.&nbsp; I have an honest question about a coin.&nbsp; I&#039;m assuming it&#039;s not valuable nor special - but I&#039;d just like to know what causes the super deep radial flow lines on some coins, but not others?&nbsp; Again, this is purely for my own education/knowledge (plus anyone else who happens to see it) so I am perfectly happy with a detailed answer. </p><p><br /></p><p>More information is better, in other words.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking at this 1976 P Type 2 Eisenhower Dollar as an example.&nbsp; Here is a shot of the entire coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294942[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I just pulled it from the original Mint Cello, which gave it the lovely caramel butter patina you see, so it&#039;s definitely uncirculated.&nbsp; However, when you take a closer look at the fields, there are radial flow lines emanating from the bust and moving out to the edges.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s easiest to see in this closeup of &quot;In God We Trust&quot; here:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294943[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the same on the other side, but is also accompanied by some copper-colored specks that look like maybe the alloy mix of the planchet wasn&#039;t quite fully mixed properly:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1294944[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, this doesn&#039;t happen on all the 1976 P T2 Ikes in this batch - just a few so far.&nbsp; So I&#039;m curious - what is the difference between this coin and the others?&nbsp; Just a really beat up die?&nbsp; Some sort of planchet issue?&nbsp; A striking pressure or temperature variance during some stage of the process?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, I&#039;ll stop guessing and listen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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