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1985 P Nickel What Would Cause These Waves On The Obverse Side

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Rubduck
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Is this stress cracks from when the coin is being pressed?Cause those lines go underneath the date?

I know it's not an error I'm just trying to educate myself, I couldn't find anything in the coin book that I have

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These appear to be Radial Flow Lines, associated with Die Deterioration. https://www.error-ref.com/radial-flow-lines/
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Flow lines caused by a worn die. Quite common on dies as they wear out.
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also - Radial flow lines from a very worn out die.
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Yep, Radial Flow Lines, caused by Die Deterioration. The die was worn out.
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I agree with that assessment.
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