Help With Field Texture On Jefferson

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kylecolb Valued Member United States 438 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 01:07 am could this be something from grease in the die? or struck through something? have seen on 3 different nickels now, this one being the best example. Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 01:37 am It's die wear. When the die strikes the coin, the metal mostly flows outward, and this gradually wears tiny groves in the die, creating this sort of radial wear pattern. As the die continues to be used, the groves get bigger and deeper, eventually resulting in coins like this. I see a lot of coins from the 80s like this; it seems like they really stretched how long they used dies back then. Report this Post to the Staff
kylecolb Valued Member United States 438 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 01:45 am so no added value I assume? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 10:48 am Great example of extreme die wear. Very common on 1982 and 1983 nickels. Not really worth anything but good to keep one or two as educational examples. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 1:39 pm Die flow lines. They start to develope on LDS/VLDS die state coins. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 08/27/2011 6:40 pm Very common, especially on certain dates. No value. Report this Post to the Staff
chris12018 Pillar of the Community United States 2130 Posts	Posted 10/27/2011 8:25 pm That's what it looks like. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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