Thanks for the input
Manorcourtman
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I've seen numerous examples of 1853 Arrows Half dimes having strong die striation lines. Most run north to south. I am wondering what the Half dime guys have to say about the cause of these lines. Is it from over-polished dies? I included a pic of my coin as an example. The lines are strong and prominent. I'm not sure I've seen lines like this on any other series so often and so commonplace. Opinions are welcome and encouraged.
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Those line look like they were in the planchet, not on the die.
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Yes. Look at the shoulder. Die polish lines in the flat field would not suddenly dip down into the recess in the die that formed the shoulder.
These remind me of the type of lines that can be found on RE half dollars and it has been my understanding that the cause of those lines had to do with the planchets and not with the die. Sometimes folks will call them roller marks when talking about RE half dollars.
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Question: do you see these lines on obverses, reverses, or both?
Not sure but looks like a nice high grade example!
It's PCGS 62
The reverse is full of regular die scratch lines:
Is that a post mint scratch under the D or die scratch?
I apologize first, but when I see the title of this thread all I can think about is Dire Straights ...
If the lines are roller marks, i.e., in the planchet before the coin was struck, and if they are only (or much more prominently) seen on the obverse, why might that be?
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It's a die scratch.