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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2304324, member: 112&quot;]Yes, you are absolutely correct. At the same time let&#039;s not forget that sometimes they are not from the die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here&#039;s the important part - when determining the grade of a coin, it doesn&#039;t matter if the hairlines on the coin came from the die, or if they occurred after the coin was struck. The only thing that matters is that they are there ! And if they are there then they absolutely must negatively affect the grade of that coin because they are flaws. And all flaws, regardless of cause or source, negatively affect the grade of any and all coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is after all the very nature of grading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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