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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4628324, member: 24314&quot;]enamel7, posted:&nbsp; &quot;The lines are way too uniform for this to be a improperly mixed metal.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Make sure you are posting about the first coin in the thread and not the others.&nbsp; If so, I disagree with you 100%.&nbsp; Just because they run in the same direction and tend to be parallel does not mean they are &quot;uniform.&quot;&nbsp; Oops, another hint.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for posting Mike.&nbsp; I disagree with you 100%.&nbsp; However, you actually &quot;backed into&quot; one of the characteristics&nbsp; I&#039;ve been trying to drag out of anyone looking at the coin! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>mikediamond, posted: &quot;I am in full agreement with those who have diagnosed the OP&#039;s coin as having roller marks (roller stains).&nbsp; This effect is quite common in copper-alloy cents from the late 1970s and early 1980s.&nbsp; These coins do not show the cracking and peeling commonly seen in improper alloy mix errors.&nbsp; Roller marks are quite even while <b><span style="color: #b30000">improper alloy mix streaks tend to vary in width. </span></b>Roller marks are easily worn off while improper alloy mix streaks extend much deeper into the coin.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Folks, all you need is your two eyes.&nbsp; Anyone including a non-collector can describe what they see.&nbsp; Give it a try.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #00b300">So far<u>, two different colors in various widths with a &quot;streak-type appearance.&quot;</u></span></font></i></b> What else do we see on the <b><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">OP&#039;s coin</span></font></b> to close the discussion?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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