1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Lathe Lines?

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John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 09:48 am What do you all think? Thanks, John1 Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 10:09 am It's some sort of scrape that happened to the die - lathe lines would be more regular. Report this Post to the Staff
Mechman Valued Member United States 275 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 11:13 am It could have been caused by a conventional lathe. Obviously the spiral groove was on the die before the coin was struck. Report this Post to the Staff
papatony Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 1:00 pm I am guessing die scratches/gouges since the letters are not effected.Maybe Planchet problem? Edited by papatony 05/14/2012 1:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 1:10 pm It's definitely damage to the die, the question is the cause. Report this Post to the Staff
tatt2ed13 Pillar of the Community United States 557 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 1:15 pm ahh NICE , the ole Flying/Shooting "D" ... Interesting find . (reminded me of the Flying star thingy on the morgans ,just this has more behind it then them ) Curious what thats from ..Pretty cool none-the-less . Phil \m/ Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 05/14/2012 3:48 pm Looks like scratches but doesn't resemble the lathe line examples I have...as somebody already pointed out, the lathe lines are evenly spaced...and mine are spaced furthe apart. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/15/2012 01:15 am Lathe lines would also be perfectly concentric. These are curved, but their radial point is not at the center of the coin. This is a die gouge. Report this Post to the Staff
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1984 LMC Lathe Lines?