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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 5373066, member: 22729&quot;]I like your classifications, Marshall. The first one &quot;scratch&#039; is actually considered graffiti, and of course engraving is a refined type of &quot;scratching&quot;...but definitely not graffiti. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then there&#039;s damage. If a coin is defaced with a tool of some sort, a chisel for example, then it&#039;s damage. It can also be considered a counterstamp because in effect the chisel becomes a stamp or die, just a crude one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a couple examples of scratched and damaged coins I have in my collection. Both are Irish Nationalist political statements that make their point by defacing the Queen. The first is a hole punched in the head to simulate a bullet hole and is classified as an assasiation coin. This can be considered both scratched and damaged. </p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin has lines scratched through her throat which has an obvious meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[ATTACH=full]1229366[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1229367[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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