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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lawdogct, post: 43596, member: 1476&quot;]Tough without a photo...but sounds like a worn die.&nbsp; As the die gets older it starts to lose details (die erosion) and does not make as strong/clean a contact with the planchet (blank coin) when struck.&nbsp; What I believe you are seeing are the metal flow lines, which can be a little raised compared to the rest of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t worry about terminology, we all start at the beginning.&nbsp; This is a great forum for learning <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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