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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tamaracian, post: 8382719, member: 23122&quot;][USER=101851]@Vessel92[/USER] they are radial Flow Lines that are imparted by the Working Dies, in the case of your example, those dies having been excessively worn through extensive use, which manifests as numerous, wide, perceptive channels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Striation Lines are generally accepted to be Raised Lines in a coins field(s) that are imparted by the Working Die(s); these Lines can either be parallel, crisscross, or somewhat circular in nature, or a combination of these.&nbsp; The Striation Lines appear incuse on the Die Face due to the use of an abrasive instrument or substance (e.g. engraving tool, flat file, emery cloth, stone, wheel or concave-shaped disc with polishing media) in order to remove an imperfection, such as a Clash.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The following is one of my coins that has an Obverse and Reverse Clash, which was partially removed by the use of one or more of the aforementioned abrasives; the remnants of the Clashes (Bridge of Nose and near the Eye on the Obverse; partial Outline of Face over the Left Laurel Leaves) can still be seen.&nbsp; NOTE the Radial Flow Lines, and also the parallel and circular Striation Lines:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1487742[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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