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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4231955, member: 105571"][USER=9270]@kanga[/USER], the big rectangle on the reverse actually is not one.  At the lower left of the "rectangle", just above the left serif of "N" are two short perpendicular incused lines that look like they might be the lower left corner of a box.  The other "lines" you see that look like they might be the rest of the box are actually a number of random, unrelated, blemishes.  This conclusion comes after a close examination at 5X, 10X, 30X and 60X.  Just another example of how coin photography can both reveal and distract. Similarly, my photographs have magnified some extremely small marks to the left and right of Liberty.  They are not visible to the naked eye and are not nearly as parallel as my photo would lead you to believe.  Are they hairlines from an improper cleaning?  I don't happen to think so but I have the advantage of the coin in hand. The hairlines to the right of ONE DIME are just that but look more like the result of a scrape in handling than of a cleaning. Now, I have no doubt this coin was cleaned at some point in its history but I don't think it would get an 'improperly cleaned" designation. No one has a thought on attribution?  That was really my primary purpose in this post.[/QUOTE]