Do any of you know what these marks are?

MSD61

I've wanted to ask this question but until I had a camera that took nice pictures I couldn't. Do any of you know what these marks are on this coin? There are two sets of marks, both the same, on Ikes upper lip and ear. I have no idea what they are. It look as if these marks were made at the mint. Any clues?




Thanks!

melikecoins

They look like reeded edge marks.
From the edge of another coin

Glen

Trooper

If they are "gashes" and both the look the same and size I'd go with the edge from another coin also,

Tom

MSD61

Oh yeah..yes...I see that now. I just held up another Ike dollar to this coin and could see that the reeded edge marks of this coin match the 73 silver Ike. Wow I learned something. How does this happen? Is it how these coins where handled at the mint? Are these Ike 40%silvers put into mint bags thus causing these contact marks?

Thanks,
Micheál

NoGvmnt

That happens when you get old, you get crags in your lips and your ear lobes start to droop. Nothing a little botox won't take care of.

Jim

sinin1

they are made like machine parts - a press pumps out hundreds every minute and dropped in a container holding thousands of these - when one drops a couple feet and hits another just right, it causes those reed marks