What are the lines called?
SeanB
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Inside the devices you can see lines . What are they and what causes them ? Thanx 
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SeanB
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Scratches? Caused by whatever causes objects, in this case a coin, to get scratched?
Damage
It's called post mint damage.
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All I see is circulation damage.
PMD
The indentations in the date are caused by circulation damage... the coin did not come from the mint in that condition. Cheers, RickO
He may be talking about "flow lines" which are caused by die erosion when a die has been used for awhile and look like lines that are radiating out from the center..
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Okay thanks guys . Very helpful!
Circulated
Okay is this the same?
Are you talking about the ghosting around the numbers in the date? Machine doubling or more likely die fatigue. This sort of effect is common on zinc cents and sometimes other coins.
@SeanB Question "What are the lines called?"
Answer "Imaginary."
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I see a large die polish line under the date. Is that what you are talking about?
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Thanx again wisemen of coins!