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Posted 08/01/2017 10:32 pm
Most of the time die scratches will affect just the fields on the dies. Some polishing lines may have done by a different process. I've always wondered if they used something like a wire brush or sand paper on the die, leaving these longer lines st different angles than normal die flow lines would be. These lines in time will flatten in the die with continued use. But where the lines at a different angle are next to a device or inside of a device they will remain for a lot longer in these areas. But the die that stuck the above coin is showing die flow lines near the bust area. So it may have been worked on to remove something, but not over polished, because the die flow lines are still there. When the die flow lines are there and the die scratches are strong like on your coin, then they are fresh die scratches. In time the ones in the open fields will flatten out.
The lines on the cheek look like coin scratches from circulation or a previous cleaning with an abrasive on the coin. (These devices of the cheek are deeper into the die, thus not usually affected by die polishing) I've seen marks on the steps of the memorial that look like a wire brush was used and affected the mid depth devices.
The lines on the cheek look like coin scratches from circulation or a previous cleaning with an abrasive on the coin. (These devices of the cheek are deeper into the die, thus not usually affected by die polishing) I've seen marks on the steps of the memorial that look like a wire brush was used and affected the mid depth devices.
Edited by coop
08/01/2017 10:37 pm
08/01/2017 10:37 pm
