A.G. Meredith of North Carolina sent in a 2008-P Alaska state quarter with a rather prominent example of an otherwise common effect seen on a large percentage of coins struck at the United States Mint’s coining facilities. The coin was obviously struck with a reverse die that was in a very-late-die-state where pebbly “orange peel” surfaces and very heavy die flow lines dominate.
This itself is nothing unusual. The U.S. Mint has a tendency to use business strike ...
Full Article: Alaska Quarter Die Flow Lines Dramatic - NumisMaster
