This is what one would call a split grade...

[Bruceswar]

This coin has tons going on. It is a love or hate coin and I happen to like it. Surely a split grade... Full UNC reverse with an AU obverse. Check out the cool die saturation lines!

 

 

[x2rider]

Nice lines

Here's one that I got from Mark Feld's last inventory

 

Same sort of lines with a bit of toning

 

[Bruceswar]

You coin is surely nicer than mine. I know some will not like that toning, but I happen to like it.

[Bruceswar]

I just realized I put this in the wrong forum. I meant for this to go into the US Coin forum. Any way this can be moved there?

[physics-fan3.14]

Not a fan myself - its too unnaturally white.

 

What are die saturation lines? I haven't heard that term.

[Mr.Mcknowitall]

Not a fan myself - its too unnaturally white.

 

What are die saturation lines? I haven't heard that term.

 

Me too, re. die saturation.

 

Respectfully,

John Curlis

[Dcoin]

re: saturation.... same as die polish lines?

[x2rider]

Not Really

Die stirations are Lines on the surfaces of a coin caused by defective planchets used during the minting process or in the die itself.

 

My coin that I posted was die polishing not die stirations

 

 

[physics-fan3.14]

Oh, do you mean striations? Not saturations or stirations? I wouldn't call them striations - they are die polish lines.