Trails On CT Quarter (Or What?)

Hi,

They are the result of gouges in the die. Keep in mind that the flat areas on a coin, (fields) are created by the highest points on a die. When an object scrapes across the die, the high points of the die get scraped or scratched.

Those scrapes or scratches will be seen as raised areas or lines on a struck coin.

That is also why they appear to pass behind the branches of the Oak tree.

Thanks,
Bill