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Very interesting!  |
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Nice find, chadcoins. But I think these are die polishing lines - lathe lines are circular.
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I agree that they are polishing lines . If it was lathe marks it would be 90 degrees to those. Nice find none the less. I admire your inspiration.
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Lathe lines are concentric and on the fields, not the details. And I'm not sure those are even polishing lines but that's the best reason so far...........
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Yes, lathe lines wouldn't be in the die cavities, so they wouldn't be in/on the design.
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"So they wouldn't be in/on the design"
Not so. The 1965 DDR5 chadcoins showed has the lathe lines on and over top of the design going over the log or rocks as I can confirm as I have the same coin. The second coin is a 1965 small 5, not the DDR5 and also has the lines on and over the log/ rock.
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Not so. The 1965 DDR5 chadcoins showed has the lathe lines on and over top of the design Interesting as the lathe tool only (?) contacts the surface (fields) - do you have an example picture? |
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Chadcoins takes better pictures that I do.
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Chadcoins takes better pictures that I do. Well that figures. The lathe tool is used to shape the Die stock before the hubbing process. Meaning there would not be any lathe lines in the incuse details areas as they would be pressed out during the pressure of the hubbing. |
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If it's copper plated zinc, then what you are seeing could be artifacts of the plating bath. Plating lines are often seen in parallel.
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