1999 Penny-Wood Grain look???

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Challenge Coin · #1 Unread post by **Challenge Coin** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 5:31 pm

Hello all - I'm new here and this is my second post. Can you all help out with irregular lines through the background of a 1999 Penny? The closest thing I can liken it to is wood grain. Is this a plating issue or possible the die? I don't have to tell you guys but all the other pennies have a flat mirror finish, not this... What do you think? Thanks a lot!

PALH1 · #2 Unread post by **PALH1** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:08 pm

i can not well enough with 'these pics' here,......

Challenge Coin · #3 Unread post by **Challenge Coin** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:11 pm

That's as good as it gets...

Daniel · #4 Unread post by **Daniel** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:23 pm

Raised lines on a coin indicate that it could be die file lines to eliminate clash marks or burs, but there's also plating issues. So we need better images and at different angles. I don't know of any other way of helping.

PALH1 · #5 Unread post by **PALH1** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:43 am

Daniel wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:23 pm
Raised lines on a coin indicate that it could be die file lines to eliminate clash marks or burs, but there's also plating issues. So we need better images and at different angles. I don't know of any other way of helping.

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