Dime die polish or cleaned?
justindan
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I would like your opinion on the hairlines on the obverse of this dime. There are no hairlines on the reverse. The noticeable lines go across the fields and on top of Roosevelt's head. The lines go to the edges of the head, they don't stop like typical cleaning lines.
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Looks like aggressive die polish to me.
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Great pictures but post the entire coin obv and rev first, then zoom in on the areas in question.
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@OAKSTAR corrected. Thx.
It looks like die polish to me.
However, I’m unclear with what you meant by “I see these as die polish lines since they go up to the edge of the device on the OBV only. But the lines also are on top of all devices on the OBV”. If the lines go up to the edge of the device, that’s inconsistent with being on top of all devices.
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Die polish
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Die polishing IMO...whoever did the work that day was really bearing down to be sure.
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@MFeld I clarified the wording.
@telephoto1 I believe they had extra coffee at the mint that day!
Thanks for the opinions and answering the question.
Sure looks like the die was polished by someone that was OCD. Great pictures.
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Absolutely positively die polish from an over-zealous mint employee, possibly related to the creator of the 37-D 3 legged Buff.😎😂🤣
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I did not find one the same as the OP but this appears to be somewhat a tradition for these.
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Certainly appear to be die polish lines.... Especially the reverse. Cheers, RickO
I’ve noticed this a lot on Peace Dollars when I put together my BU sets. Especially the 1927-S. The 27-S quarters and dimes have this alot too.
And the 21p!!
If they are protruding upward they are not hairlines.
WOW! A serious case of over lelous Mint employee polishin that die. Hmmm, "Polishing" or ......
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I think it has both - die polish in the fields and some of Roosevelt and a light wipe with jeweler's cloth (or similar) over Roosevelt - the lines in the hair suggest that to me.