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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 2039834, member: 30574&quot;]Yeah, agreed. It seems to me the most important thing is, problem coin or not problem coin. Doug, whether you like it or not, these other type of lines are called die polish lines in our hobby.&nbsp; To just blatantly state die polish lines can never criss cross really does do a disservice to a any collector who is trying to to make good decisions and is following your advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture a collector who come across a really sweet Lincoln at a good price but notices there are criss crossing lines. He might pass on the coin because he remember seeing that &quot;Doug said&quot; die polish lines never cross, and the collector incorrectly concludes the coin must be scratched. What good is that???</p><p><br /></p><p>Now each individual can take the hobby as deep and as far as they like and learn to distinguish different types of lines and how they got there. That is all up to them, but it seem to me it can be summed up fairly simply.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lines on the die (Commonly called die polish lines caused from various methods ) = OK</p><p>Lines on the coin after it was struck = Not OK </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, how are you certain that lines caused from a polishing wheel can never criss cross. Is it not possibly the die went under the wheel a second time at a different alignment without totally obliterating the lines from the first Encounter?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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