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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2457431, member: 24314&quot;]That is an excellent question.&nbsp; Go to the head of the class!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you and I were sitting here with the coin under my scope set at 7X, you would see <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 89)">(once the coin is in the correct orientation to the light - usually happens twice in a 360 degree rotation when the hairlines from cleaning are all going in the same direction as appears w/this coin.)</span> that the hairlines <b>DO</b> go over the letters.&nbsp; Where we would NOT SEE THEM is in the tiny spaces between the letters - that&#039;s why the color difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Color is extremely important for both grading and authentication.&nbsp; You learn about color &quot;clues&quot; by examining genuine coins in both detail and straight graded slabs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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