wondering about this cent. notic the scribed line around the device. any clues?

You're going to have to explain how the exact same "die deterioration" occurred at three different mints. I don't think you've carefully examined the images I posted. Look at the pattern of "blobs" at Abe's Adam's apple for example.

 

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so i think i'll go with....made during the die manufacture. as the outer line on the field has to be a scratch not hand made. indication of an early strike. its odd color got it detailed as cleaned. true or not thats what i'll say.

 

to close out this thread, the best i can do to show what i see. the line in the field looks to me as some king of following devise (like on routers) that scratched the die. there is a second line opposite and parallel on lincolns profile. not as visible and not everywhere. all these lines are raised on the coin- best i can tell coin being slabbed. i am tired of thinking in reverse. i sure hope this foto shows that detail that i see on my screen,

 

lets put this in there

 

I realize that I am not Bad Thad. The line that is being referred to started showing up about 34/35. It is not a design element. It could have been a retooling, could be a worn hub. Die deterioration starts at the center and extends towards the rim. The line shows up in different spots around Lincoln till the end of the wheat series Could it be from a reworking of the master dies or maybe a bad Hubing? I don't know? I do know that the line is not part of the original design.

 

Simple, they all use dies to mint millions of coins. All the dies wear, they don't care what city they're in. Any "blobs" you're seeing are probably plating blisters or die gouges.

 

Maybe what I'm saying is too heretical or too nonsensical? Would circling certain features from my images on the previous page help? Look at the Adam's Apple for example - how do plating blisters or die gouges produce visually nearly identical features on multiple coins from all three mints?

Four 1935 coins

1935-D and 1935-S