2017-P Lincoln Shield Cent / LSC --Die Scratches On Reverse?

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mb560600 Valued Member United States 365 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 5:09 pm Are these die scratches under the letters in E PLURIBUS UNUM, or something else? They appear to extend under the lettering. I have placed arrows on the photos pointing them out. Thanks for your help. Report this Post to the Staff

mb560600 Valued Member United States 365 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 8:53 pm Here are some additional photos. Could these images under EPU be trail dies? Thanks for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 9:12 pm They are coin surface damage. These devices are incuse. (sunk below the fields) so any contact will cause what you are seeing on your coin. When the hit is deep enough, then it can alter the devices: Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 9:26 pm See the example that I posted? In order for these to be die scratches They would need to be deeper than the devices. These devices are raised on the die, incuse on the coin. So the shape would be altered if there were die scratches. Or these could be gas bubbles, if they raise above the fields. Report this Post to the Staff
mb560600 Valued Member United States 365 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 11:37 pm Thanks for the help, Coop. The markings do not appear to be scratches after further examination of the coin. I took some more photos and the marks appearing in EPU are raised on the coin. The marks do not "invade" the incuse lettering, which is different than the example you displayed. I respect your opinion, but I don't see evidence of any post mint surface damage around these marks. And would gas bubbles appear as "stick" like figures? Please see the photos and comments below for further consideration. Thanks. The marks in the above photo between U and N are raised--and do not invade either of the adjacent devices at all. Gas bubbles? Or could they be die chips or planchet defects? The stick like mark at the top of the N is raised and very straight and does not invade the outline of the device. Another gas bubble manifested as a straight stick? Or could it be a planchet defect? The stick like mark at the top of the E also is also raised, very straight and does not invade the outline of the device. Gas bubble, or possibly a planchet defect? Report this Post to the Staff
mb560600 Valued Member United States 365 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 11:46 pm The next to last photo I just posted is actually of the M, not the N, in UNUM. My apologies for the error. Report this Post to the Staff
mb560600 Valued Member United States 365 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 5:01 pm Any thoughts from others about the strange marks on the reverse of this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
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2017-P LSC--Die Scratches On Reverse?