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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2164293, member: 4781&quot;]There are some arc lines on the OP coin that could be lathe lines. Or they could be die abrading scratches. The key identifier is whether or not the lines are concentric arcs with the arc centers aligned with the center of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also note that a die that has been in use for some time (like the OP coin) has a higher likelihood of having been clashed at some point. The typical US Mint procedure for effacing such clash marks is to abrade the die while leaving a somewhat rough texture. The abrading often leaves behind significant die scratching. The scratching tends to keep the die from having a proof-like polish. A proof-like polish would be undesirable since it would accentuate remaining clash marks and not hide them as well as a rough surface texture would.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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