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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 25212114, member: 19165&quot;]So, just looking at the obverse, we have a wide variety of lines and marks.... </p><p><br /></p><p>1. Marks on the slab - that long, thin, white line to the left of her face that carries across all devices, and off the edge of the coin... that&#039;s a mark on the slab. You can see two more prominent ones behind her shoulder and into the stars. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Old toned scratch - across her cheek and under the eye, there is a thin, black streak. This is a very old scratch that has toned over. You might notice something similar across her chest. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. A scratch - if you look in the field under her chin, there&#039;s a bit of a curved line... that&#039;s an actual scratch. It is very mild, but the light just caught it. </p><p><br /></p><p>4. Die polish - one of the keys for die polish is that it seems to go &quot;under&quot; the devices. Look in front of her nose - those lines go across the fields, but don&#039;t cross her nose. That is because on a die, the field is actually the highest part... any polish will be &quot;above&quot; the devices. </p><p><br /></p><p>5. Actual hairlines - there&#039;s a few. You can see them most obviously behind her head. Old coins like this are often forgiven a few hairlines. </p><p><br /></p><p>6. Planchet striations - one of the key identifiers of this variety are the parallel lines obverse from the rim into her bust. These are as-made, and seen on nearly every example of this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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