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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtlee321, post: 3001207, member: 73983&quot;]The reason that [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] and I think this is a staple scratch is that it is much brighter in appearance than the other &quot;die scratches&quot;.&nbsp; There are two possibilities: 1 it&#039;s a staple scratch and the reason it&#039;s brighter is that the staple revealed fresh metal under the toning.&nbsp; 2 We are seeing an illusion and the scratch is really a die scratch but the fields are darker because of photographic and lighting technique.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP can tell us for sure.&nbsp; Is that scratch area raised above the surrounding fields or is it scratched into the fields?&nbsp; If it&#039;s raised then it&#039;s most likely a die scratch.&nbsp; If it&#039;s below the surface then it&#039;s a staple scratch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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