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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8051867, member: 105571&quot;]You are correct.&nbsp; I used the word &quot;continuous&quot; incorrectly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hairlines on this coin are concentrated in the primary right obverse field.&nbsp; There are a couple of light hairlines in the secondary left field under the flag.&nbsp; This coin conforms to the definition of Proof 63 in the 7th edition of the ANA Grading Guide, page 33:&nbsp; &quot;Hairlines are light but extensive and are visible without magnification...Will have extensive but light hairlines.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>For Proof 60, ANA says:&nbsp; &quot;There will be a heavy concentration of hairlines...Hairlines: extensive and intensive.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s pretty clear that for proof coins, according to ANA, the existence of extensive hairlines by themselves does not automatically make the coin an impaired proof. (continuous is not a term ANA uses for proof coins, though they do for MS coins, page 253)</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the upshot is that I picked a poor example to make my point.&nbsp; Thanks for pointing that out as I learned something today.,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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