ANSWERED: What are you seeing on this part of the coin's surface? ANSWERED.
Insider2
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I know the answers. Take a guess? You only have one image so it is going to be REALLY CHALLENGING. 
There are four, long, mostly horizontal lines across the surface of this coin:
I'll label the top one "A."
The next down "B."
The next down "C."
and the bottom one "D."
FIRST ROUND: For now you'll need to think of the things that could leave a "scratch-like" line on a coin. There are at lest four that come quickly to mind. Then You'll need to guess which of these made the "line." Reply with the letters that match your guess.
Example:
A. scratch
B. scratch
C ?.
D. scratch
ONLY THOSE who reply in round one with a guess are eligible to win the prize at the end. All members are encouraged to guess anytime.
SECOND ROUND: Tomorrow, I'll post magnified images of each line and you'll get a chance to guess again and can change your original guess. Answer in the same way:
A. ?
B. strike thru.
C. scratch
D. scratch.
I reserve the right to add clues. My answers are final and the winner will be decided using them alone.
This is not going to be easy so take a guess anyway. No one but you and I care if you are correct.
Comments
Can we get rpm'srpm's 3d version of this surface?
A die crack
B die crack
C scratch
D scratch.
A. Die Scratch
B. Die Scratch
C. Surface Scratch
D. Surface Scratch
A. knife cut
B. knife cut
C. scratch
D. scratch
A Die Crack
B Die Crack
C Scratch
D Die Crack
+1.
Looks like the Nazca Plains....a) die break, b) die polish scratch, c) surface scratch, d) surface scratch
A die crack
B die crack
C scratch
D scratch
a) die scratch
b) die scratch
c) surface scratch
d) die scratch
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
A = Die Crack
B = Die Crack
C = STRIKE THRU
D = Scratch
a) Die Line (I don't want to call it a scratch....)
b) Die Line
c) Scratch on coin
d) Not entirely sure....But I'll call it a die line.
(Note: I changed my answer on d) moments after first posting. So shoot me.
+1
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a. die polishing line/gouge
b. die polishing line/gouge
c. scratch
d. die polishing line/gouge
For the record, I edited my post from #1-4 to A-D.
A. Die Line
B. Die Crack
C. Scratch
D. Die Scratch.
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
a. Die Polish/Die Gouge
b. Die Crack
c. Strike-Thru
d. Die Crack
Edited:
a. Die Polish/Die Gouge
b. Die Polish/Die Gouge
c. Strike-Thru
d. Scratch
a. Die crack
B. Die crack
C. Strike thru
D. Pmd scratch
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Die crack
scratch
scratch
scratch
Modified answer because you say there are no die cracks.
Strike through
Strike through
Scratch
Scratch
Discoloration looks like someone was playing doctor. Maybe they're all scratches that had been filled with bondo.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Die crack
Die crack
Staple scratch
Die crack
He who knows he has enough is rich.
It's a trick question. Here are the answers I got from a Washington stable genius thingy.
A. Boeing 767 contrail at 11,000 meters altitude
B. Slime trail of a common pulmonate land gastropod (garden slug)
C. Collapsed gopher tunnel on the Bushwood Country Club golf course
D. Rille on the surface of minor planet 4 Vesta, or
E. Fingernails scraping across a chalk board on a dark and stormy night
I see:
The left central portion of the reverse of a U.S. Bicentennial half dollar;
three long die cracks (A, B, D);
one long thin struck-through sliver (C);
and some shmutz that resembles "putty".
PS:
The lines are generally vertical on the coin, not horizontal.
Die scratch
Die scratch
PMD scratch
PMD scratch
A: die crack
strike through
B: die crack
C: scratch on coin surface
Lol... A capital D with a colon creates an emoji... So I'll leave it for the last answer.
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The coin is rotated to in order to have the lines horizontal.
FIRST CLUE: Die breaks on a coin are raised. Even on the very rare occasions when they appear to be straight, at this level of magnification they are squiggly. Therefore, there are NO DIE BREAKS in this image.
Take some time to edit your answers if you wish. Everyone who guesses is going into the next round no matter how many correct answers you had. There were correct answers from some members.
This is a tough quiz and so far I
have given you very little to view in a bad image. 
A. Die Scratch
B. Die Scratch
C. Die Scratch
D. Die Scratch
A- die crack
B- die polish
C- scratch
D- die polish
A - strike thru
B - Die crack
C - Die crack
D - surface scratch
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
A die scratch
B die polish
C staple scratch
D metal scratch (unspecified, but older than C)
This is way beyond my curve
and I better not guess to win the prize 
A - die polish line
B - die polish line
C - scratch
D - die polish line
A. Die Scratch
B. Die Scratch
C. Knife cut Scratch
D. Surface Scratch
peacockcoins
(A) Die crack.
(B) Die crack.
(C) Bag mark (impact from rim of another coin).
(D) Die crack.
(I changed my opinion on C).
I believe that A, B, and D are die cracks and not die scratches.
Die scratches are usually straighter and tend to be parallel, and they rarely form a perfect confluence like that seen here:
A, B & D are all connected at some point and are struck on (and stuck on) thin metal shavings.
C is post mint damage scratch.
A. Die crack
B. Die crack
C. Scratch
D. Die crack
Phew! I'm getting an anxiety attack. Peace Roy
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A die crack
B die crack
C scratch
D scratch.
BHNC #203
a. die polish/gouge
b. die polish/gouge
c. coin scratch
d. coin scratch
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Rather than edit my post I'll re write it here so as to compare to my original guess. I allowed the shadows to finally make my guess, right or wrong. Very interesting the longer I look at them. Thanks for the poser.
Die scratch
A) Coin scratch
C) Die scratch
D) Die scratch
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
A. Die crack
B. Die crack
C. Scratch
D. Die crack
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A--die polish
B--die polish
C--scratch
D--die polish
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A. Die defect - raised line. I can’t differentiate between die crack/ die scratch/ die polish.
B. Same as A.
C. PMD - Scratch on coin.
D. Same as C.
I sure looks like the top two are raised (such that the lines are related to die damage) and the lower two are incused (which means PMD or, less likely, something foreign on the die surface). SO...
A. die crack
B. die crack
C. scratch
D. scratch
I gather from your comments so far that that's wrong, so I'm anxiously awaiting The Truth.
Incidentally, Insider, did you get my PM?
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Chemtrails!
DO NOT USE THE ROTATED IMAGE ABOVE FOR ANYTHING. THE ORIGINAL IS BELOW
THIS IS THE ROUND THAT COUNTS:
All who posted above are entered for the prize to be determined. Please read the OP and the clue already given.
The following image is the original:
These are the magnified images of the lines from top to bottom:
THERE ARE NO DIE BREAKS IN THE IMAGES!
OK....I was wrong. They are all I-10 in Louisiana after rain or fog. Or maybe:
Die scratch
Die scratch
PMD staple scratch
PMD scratch (poison ivy?)
THERE ARE NO DIE BREAKS IN THE IMAGES!
filled up scratch
filled up scratch
scratch
scratch
a. die polish/gouge
b. die polish/gouge
c. coin scratch
d. coin scratch
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