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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LostDutchman, post: 1369215, member: 16994&quot;]Hey gang! </p><p><br /></p><p>Have you ever seen a coin with lathe lines? </p><p><br /></p><p>A lathe line is a series of circular marks that are made when a die is made. They are usually eliminated when the die is finished (or polished) for use.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can visit this site and see examples: <a href="http://www.errorvariety.com/Lathe-lines/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.errorvariety.com/Lathe-lines/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.errorvariety.com/Lathe-lines/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Or see this coin: </p><p>[ATTACH]161151.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161150.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an unfinished NORFED Ron Paul obverse die I purchased recently. It has been properly canceled... but you can clearly see the lathe lines on the surface of the unpolished die. The finishing process usually eliminates these lines... but sometimes if the are not finished properly before use the lines will appear on the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]161152.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161153.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]161154.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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