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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8043445, member: 24314"]ToughCOINS, posted: "The cited definition leaves open the possibility that strike-thrus could be characterized as scratches. It also does a poor job of excluding marks left by tooling a surface or chasing."</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, <b>"A scratch is a type of mechanical damage <i><span style="color: #b30000">that has moved or removed metal from the surface </span></i>of a coin."</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> This</span> </b>covers almost any PMD! So not specific. A very poor <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> attempt at an important definition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, let's see some better ones. Think about this: <b> The length of a scratch is not important at all in a good definition. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8043445, member: 24314"]ToughCOINS, posted: "The cited definition leaves open the possibility that strike-thrus could be characterized as scratches. It also does a poor job of excluding marks left by tooling a surface or chasing." Yes, [B]"A scratch is a type of mechanical damage [I][COLOR=#b30000]that has moved or removed metal from the surface [/COLOR][/I]of a coin." [COLOR=#b30000]:rolleyes: This[/COLOR] [/B]covers almost any PMD! So not specific. A very poor :bucktooth: attempt at an important definition. Now, let's see some better ones. Think about this: [B] The length of a scratch is not important at all in a good definition. :D[/B][/QUOTE]
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