Those marks are called "reeding." Often, the reeding gets worn down due to coin damage, intentional or not. It can be beat, ground or sanded down. Also, it could be a Dryer Coin (click for more info).
If you look close enough, you can still make out the remnants of the original reeding.
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Some would think how could a dryer damage a coin. Well we are not talking about your home dryer, but a commercial dryer: A lot further to fall from the top to the bottom of the drum. If left in there for a longer time, they look even worse:
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