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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Very good find! Keeper for sure. If I'm not mistaken that is a lathe line. And yes, that is a WUFO.
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Pillar of the Community
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A lathe line ? Didn't see that in the description. Actually didn't say much at all about how that happened. It is raised, so I guess it cut to deep in that circle while being engraved/hubbed etc
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Bedrock of the Community
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Look Abe is tubing! 
Edited by coop 12/13/2018 01:21 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find! Those UFO coins are neat. Congrats!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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My thought is a left over lathe line as well. John1 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Awesome find wrongnumber! My thought is that it's a Lathe Line as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thx guys. I have to say, this one & abe sitting on the steps are my 2 favorite reverse die varieties I've found ;)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wrongnumber, try giving your coin a 100% pure Acetone soak. It will help improve the surfaces on your coin without harming it.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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I did already, it's beyond improvement. :(
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Pillar of the Community
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In the Numismatic Glossary, the term LATHE LINE is not listed. What exactly or how does it happen. I understand How a lathe works, but not how it can make that flaw ?
Dan
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Bedrock of the Community
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A gouge in the stock material that was deeper than polishing would remove, could survive the hubbing process. The 1996 lathe lines shows this can happen. 
Edited by coop 12/14/2018 1:50 pm
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Coop, your photo is labeled 1996-P and the coin is a 1996-D. John1 
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice find, I agree with lathe line 
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