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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2535045, member: 24314"]IMO, that coin is 100% hairlined because the lines on a holder look completely different. Look at the Photo View. That coin looks like a "gem." In a majority of cases when a coin looks "gem" yet is graded lower the coin is lightly buffed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trouble with parallel hairlines is they are virtually invisible (even w/magnification) UNLESS the coin is turned and tipped just right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2535045, member: 24314"]IMO, that coin is 100% hairlined because the lines on a holder look completely different. Look at the Photo View. That coin looks like a "gem." In a majority of cases when a coin looks "gem" yet is graded lower the coin is lightly buffed. Trouble with parallel hairlines is they are virtually invisible (even w/magnification) UNLESS the coin is turned and tipped just right.[/QUOTE]
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