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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4633558, member: 24314&quot;]Look everyone, I appreciate the comments but please treat me as just a member here asking questions.&nbsp; Most of which I am still waiting to be answered.&nbsp; The ONLY coin that counts at this time is the OP&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>A rough (and dirty?) roller can leave an impression in the strip.&nbsp; I suspect the finishing mill rollers were kept cleaner.&nbsp; A strip is spread lengthwise possibly adding to the &quot;streak&quot; effect we see.&nbsp; Most of the time, planchets with impressions from the rollers and other blanks will still produce coins with no evidence of these minor defects.&nbsp; Alloy mix errors of all types are not struck out and leave traces of color or crystals. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing to consider is the strip is no longer made at the Mint.&nbsp; They buy it.&nbsp; If I were an error expert, I should contact the factory producing cent strip when it was entirely bronze.&nbsp; It would make a great article. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS&nbsp; I believe the marks on the OP&#039;s coin resulted from something besides dirty rollers which have been blamed for the other coins in this thread that I&#039;d like to learn more about later.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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