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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1664037, member: 15929&quot;]These lines are called &quot;die striations&quot; which, basically, are scratches inparted onto the blank during the blanking process. They &quot;can&quot; occur on every denomination of copper-nickel clad coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]246234.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The darkness of the coins could be caused by any number of conditions from annealing problems to chemical damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>I forgot to add that these striations can be light, moderate, or heavy and generally speaking, the more dramatic, the more desireable. Of course, overall coin grade plays an important part in the desireability as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a 1973-D IKE with light striations:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]246235.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]246236.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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