Wavy steps on the Lincoln Memorial

[Lavent]

Can anyone tell me if the wavy steps happened during the minting stage. Looking at it through naked eyes with a mag glass it is not a scratch going across the steps. However, there are scratches going up and down the steps.

[lineop3]

It's seriously too hard to see the steps to tell if it is wavy.
You must give us a closer view...(I mean me...it's my eyes) :(

Aisha

[Maineman750]

No Aisha, it's not you. We really need pics we can see. I really suggest putting coins of interest aside until you get the pictures down Lavent. Will be glad to help with that too.Just ask.

[Roller]

If you are referring to the gouge running through the steps from east to west, it is just that, a gouge on the face of the coin.

[trails]

This is not a wavy step and yes, wavy step happen during the hubbing of the die. As to what you have, I did blow the picture up.
It is one of two things; post strike damage or struck through a foreign object, in this case a piece of wire.

BJ Neff

[Maineman750]

Well Lavent, I take back what I said about your photos...must be me and Aisha, keep on posting like that :smile:

[jfines69]

I also blew the pics up... Really messy tho... LOL... Looks like PSD and a strike thru to me also!!!