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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 24655984, member: 27832&quot;]It seems like I&#039;ve seen worse than that on photos of other clean-graded classic proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the positive side: I don&#039;t see the marks on devices, only on fields, which argues against post-mint damage. I also know that blowing up images of a coin this small really emphasizes every little mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the negative side: I expect <i>die polish</i> lines to be parallel, in swaths, not at random angles like these. Die <i>scratches</i>, I&#039;m not so sure about. But, again, I&#039;ve seen worse on photos of cleanly-graded coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t really tell whether these marks are incuse or not. It looks like you&#039;ve shot the coin with diffuse or circular lighting. Can you shoot it again with oblique lighting?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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