To hide scratches and hairlines you bring the light in parallel and reduce the contrast. It's easy to hide problems with images.
To make a scratch show, you bring the lighting in perpendicular to the scratch.
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The coin has been messed with. It won't straight grade.
I'll go with filled die. The coin looks much better after the bath.
Every teacher has their own way of teaching. Some teachers can't see methods that fail and keep using them.
For many years, I had to have one of everything that came out. About 2000, I quit. Never opened the last 30 boxes. No room to store any more or...
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I'll go with AU on the quarter.
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I'll take a swing at these. The cent is nice but messed with. The Morgans are nice but can't see luster enough to grade, in the images. The 1894-O...
I have bought a few details coins over the years. They had minor problems I could live with. Some of them would probably straight grade in today's...
Tough date. Nice coin.
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