I decided i like polish lines on coins......1943 Steel cent

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davids5104
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edited December 17, 2018 12:12PM in U.S. Coin Forum

snagged this at DLC today...... i like whatever generates this appearance.....

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  • cameonut2011
    cameonut2011 Posts: 10,879 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Is it semi-PL in hand?

  • davids5104
    davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭
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    @cameonut2011 said:
    Is it semi-PL in hand?

    remains to be seen.... still over at DLC... paid for today

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  • JasonGaming
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    What’s the grade on that baby? I saw a 67PL 43-S Steel being sold at a local coin show for $1200...

    Always buying nice toned coins! Searching for a low grade 1873 Arrows DDO Dime and 1842-O Small Date Quarter.

  • Swampboy
    Swampboy Posts: 13,257 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No matter the mint the die cracks seem to all appear in the same location reverse.

    Nice well struck example!

    Is that a planchet flaw obverse?

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  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes! Looks like Abe is in an electrifying shower of meteor streaks.

  • bolivarshagnasty
    bolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "I decided i like polish lines on coins"

    Always buy keeping in mind you might sell one day.

  • topstuf
    topstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @bolivarshagnasty said:
    "I decided i like polish lines on coins"

    Always buy keeping in mind you might sell one day.

    POTD

  • ChrisH821
    ChrisH821 Posts: 7,147 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I also like them

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  • davids5104
    davids5104 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭✭
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    @bolivarshagnasty said:
    "I decided i like polish lines on coins"

    Always buy keeping in mind you might sell one day.

    certainly good advice.... between this nickel and the penny above i think there is a market for these beautiful coins....

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  • Fairlaneman
    Fairlaneman Posts: 10,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Did you see this Mercury Dime that I posted? 1916P with very heavy reverse Die Polish.
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    Ken

  • Wahoo554
    Wahoo554 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    How do you differentiate die polish lines from cleaning related hairlines?

  • Fairlaneman
    Fairlaneman Posts: 10,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Die Polish lines are Raised lines on the coin. Cleaning Lines are not raised and they would run completely across a surface feature. Click on 1 of the Mercury dime pictures then click on the picture again and look where the Die Polish Lines run right up to the O in one but not over the top of it. If the lines were cleaning lines the lines would run over the top of the O.

    Ken

  • Akbeez
    Akbeez Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Came here looking to learn what a Polish Line was -- but there's nothing here about Poland. :o

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  • Peace_dollar88
    Peace_dollar88 Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I agree my picture sucks. But I purchased this from @ThePennyLady a while back. Probably one of my favorite coins.

  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing how those steel cents held up against oxidation.

  • Cameonut
    Cameonut Posts: 7,436 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here is my contribution.

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  • ACop
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    Also a fan


  • ReadyFireAim
    ReadyFireAim Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I only have one coin that shows die polish but the true-view doesn't show it off very well.

    My question is, what do the mint workers use to "polish" the die with...A hand full of gravel?

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  • Akbeez
    Akbeez Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    WOW - that's some crazy lines @ACop . I too fail to understand why these are so obvious. Back to coin school I guess.

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  • ricko
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    I have some really nice '43 cents.... no die polish lines...but some would go MS67 I am sure... I should send a couple in..... Never been a fan of die polish lines... well, I don't dislike them, just prefer clean fields. They are generally easily identified anyway. Cheers, RickO

  • bolivarshagnasty
    bolivarshagnasty Posts: 7,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ReadyFireAim said:
    I only have one coin that shows die polish but the true-view doesn't show it off very well.

    My question is, what do the mint workers use to "polish" the die with...A hand full of gravel?

    Not sure of the grit size, but it would be sandpaper that left those marks on the striking die and subsequent raised lines on the struck planchet.

  • asheland
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    I like them. Look below the "A" in America:

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  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @asheland That is some heavy die polishing/scratches? Or a planchet issue?

  • cucamongacoin
    cucamongacoin Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭
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    i had a heavily die polished Barber Quarter that I submitted and was slabbed as cleaned. Sent it back in the holder with a notation on the form regarding the polish, and it came back 62

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  • ReadyFireAim
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    @cucamongacoin said:
    i had a heavily die polished Barber Quarter that I submitted and was slabbed as cleaned.

    I bought a NGC coin with heavy polish marks that I wanted to crossover but was concerned about.
    The only reason I took a chance was because it was CAC'ed

    It crossed at grade but made me a little nervous during the wait.

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  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Hemispherical said:
    @asheland That is some heavy die polishing/scratches? Or a planchet issue?

    It's just extreme die polish, no planchet problems at all.

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  • DDO
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    Good job

  • BryceM
    BryceM Posts: 11,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Mine has them too:

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    For those trying to figure out how DPLs work, remember the fields are the highest part of the die, while the devices are sunken (except for $2-1/2 & $5 Indians). When you polish the die, little scratches turn into raised areas on the struck coins. With a loupe it's easy enough to see the raised lines.

  • jtlee321
    jtlee321 Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've always loved die polish lines. Here's a 1953-S Roosevelt Dime that had some serious work done to it.


    You can even find them in the Morgan Dollar series.

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  • TNort17
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    67 Star and CAC

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    I like a downpour, but not getting wet.

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  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've never been a fan of steel cents, but this thread is making me reconsider!

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