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Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 04/21/2014 2:24 pm Found in a Canadian roll. I'm quite surprised that there's quite a few old American coins in them. It looks like the lines "flow" out of Washington and toward the edges. It's quite obvious in person. It is most apparent behind his ponytail. There's also a hint of it on the outer wingtips of the eagle. I also have a 1988 and a 1998 one that has lines like these too but they are very very faint and it it not noticeable unless you look very very hard. Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 04/21/2014 3:26 pm They're die striations I believe. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/21/2014 3:52 pm That is die flow. Metal striations happen when a die movement pushes the devices to leave a line from the edge of the device onto the coin. Seen on the lower edge of the devices on the date. The OP's coin is in the LDS/VLDS age of the die. These appear and add wrinkle looking appearance to the coin. Usually wrinkles denote age. So it is a die reaching retirement. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 04/21/2014 4:06 pm My Guess: Metal flow from a later state die. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 04/21/2014 6:45 pm Thanks. Is it a common error? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 12:09 am It is not an error at all, just an indication of a die's age. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/22/2014 01:53 am We don't get more valuable with wrinkles. It is just a fact of like for the dies and for us. Report this Post to the Staff
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