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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3873749, member: 84179&quot;]In total agreement that an old scratch would have the same toning as the coin.&nbsp; HOWEVER it&#039;s newer, not 50 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen some on high grade coins and beautiful bust coins that will make you cry.&nbsp; Most other experienced members on here can cite similar stories.&nbsp; Hang around the hobby long enough and you&#039;ll see lots of staple scratches</p><p><br /></p><p>Some things to think about when you show it to others. </p><p>* How can a strike through skip the low points on the portrait?&nbsp; These would be the high points on the die</p><p>* If it&#039;s a strike through, why didn&#039;t it tone like the rest of the coin?</p><p>* If it&#039;s a retained strike through, why is it slightly recessed and not flush with the surfaces?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you logically think through these things, it will help you learn and understand the minting nonconformances that cause errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully I haven&#039;t wasted too much time trying to help you learn.&nbsp; You received responses from a number of extremely knowledgeable error specialists.&nbsp; It&#039;s like getting an MIT Theoretical Physics professor to help you with your algebra homework.&nbsp; Hard to get better feedback than that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck moving forward.&nbsp; Maybe you&#039;ll find others who you feel are more knowledgeable and won&#039;t need to rely on the CT members[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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