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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2320715, member: 24314&quot;]The Diagonal lines are a continuation of the mint striations you saw on the wreath. See how they line up?&nbsp; Also, note that some show up more and are deeper than others.&nbsp; The weak one&#039;s are partially obliterated by the strike. </p><p>IMO, there are no scrapes in the micrograph.&nbsp; What may look like scrapes are the striations on the leaves.&nbsp; The tiny depressions in the field are the miniscule &quot;contact marks&quot; from something hitting the coin&#039;s surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tiny contact marks, the scratch, the minor rub, all happened after the coin left the mint.&nbsp; The small orange stain is a copper spot.&nbsp; It could have been on the coin after it was struck or developed later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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