So I received more of the rollds I ordered. As I was going through them, I would set aside ones that looked higher grade or gemmy. I then snap some quick photos of them. This one looks really nice to the naked eye. But after taking pictures, this is what it actually looks like. This is the only one the looks this way. You can also see it under a loupe. What are these marks? Polish marks on the die or something? You have to click to enlarge the picture to see what I'm talking about. Sidenote: I couldnt even see the dark spot on his hair until I took the picture.
There's a large scratch across the shoulder if that's what you're talking about. The glitter like effect is usually called the orange peel effect - it's from a worn out die.
Yeah i was referring to the extremely fine cracking effect. Most noticeable on the reverse. It was the only one like that, so I was curious. Thank you for the explanation.
There was a coin shortage in 1965, they even borrowed the press from the Carson City Mint Museum and all three mints went full tilt in order to catch up with demand. This is a product of abraded (just flat wore out) dies that normally would have been retired but were pressed into service beyond their limits. After all, to the mint, it's just money for circulation, if it resembles a nickel, then it's a nickel.
