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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1652974, member: 112&quot;]Yes, but it is important to remember that when there are die polish lines, which are raised on a coin, in between each of those die polish lines, and they are very close to each other, there is a low spot between the two high spots. So unless you really look close it can be difficult to distinguish those low spots from incuse lines. And as I said, post strike scratches also create incuse and raised lines on a coin. You can&#039;t have one without the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, all you have to do is remember that die polish lines cannot criss-cross, they are always parallel to each other. So if you see a bunch of lines on a coin that are criss-crossing then you know without a doubt that some of those lines are not die polish lines. Whenever lines are criss-crossing some of them will be post strike scratches or die scratches. </p><p><br /></p><p>And die scratches can be differentiated in the same way. Usually they will be short, and they will not be parallel to the other lines. They also may raised a bit higher than the die polish lines are. Die polish lines are always uniform, die scratches are not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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