Planchet Striations? Or Something Else? Attribute Of A '79 S VAM, Maybe?

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Shenandoah1 New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 04/11/2018 02:47 am This is an 1879 S Morgan dollar, DMPL obverse with very deep mirrors, white cameo, deep contrast ... and these lines across one half or so of the obverse, most notably through the hair. Parallel and uniform, they look somewhat like planchet striations but I can't be sure. Can someone help with this? And do you know if there's a '79 S VAM with these as an attribute? I looked through the VAM page and nothing came up that I saw but I could have missed something. Thank you! P.S. I've heard conflicting information about planchet striations and proofs -- some say they are most common proofs; others say that's not true at all. If it is, I'd be tempted to think this might be a branch mint proof ... even if, realistically, the chances of that are next to zero. Especially with all the bag marks and other chatter. Never seen a proof coin quite this beat up. But I can dream, though, right? Anyway, thanks for any insight anyone can provide. Edited by Shenandoah1 04/11/2018 02:48 am Report this Post to the Staff

dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/11/2018 10:15 am What you see are planchet striations on a nice early die state business strike. Report this Post to the Staff
Shenandoah1 New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 04/11/2018 1:36 pm Awesome, thank you, Dave. Report this Post to the Staff
peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 04/16/2018 2:23 pm Are planchet striations the same thing as "roller marks" I recently sold the coin in this listing and had always heard and referred to these as roller marks. https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/401507097346 Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 04/16/2018 4:41 pm They are the same thing. Report this Post to the Staff
peaece13 Valued Member United States 246 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 4:52 pm Thanks for the clarification dave Report this Post to the Staff
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