DDO? tool mark? 1936 Walker
BigGreek
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There is a raised line of metal on the coin where I indicated. I'm guessing
its a tool mark but I thought I'd let some better informed folks look at it.
It almost looks like an extra ray. What's also interesting is that the ray to
the left of this mark is shorter than what I've seen on other dates. It looks
worn off at the tip.
its a tool mark but I thought I'd let some better informed folks look at it.
It almost looks like an extra ray. What's also interesting is that the ray to
the left of this mark is shorter than what I've seen on other dates. It looks
worn off at the tip.
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That would be an area of excessive die polishing. The raised area is from overzealous polishing in the field (which also partially eliminated the ray).
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That would be an area of excessive die polishing. The raised area is from overzealous polishing in the field (which also partially eliminated the ray). >>
Yes, that looks like die polish. It's awesome how the die polish goes in and out of elegant swirls. That coin is made with much quality. It is an obvious example of the fine art of the United States Mint. Even a good counterfeit would display some tool marks, on more crude counterfeits the pattern of the metal is irregular and you can see the cheap quality of the metal. You will not see these swirls on most counterfeits; this is because most counterfeirs don't bother to polish their dies. The ones that do .. well .. look out.