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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 24856802, member: 105571&quot;]I may have posted this hack before but I had a graphic example today while photographing a new coin.&nbsp; This 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime (PCGS AU-50,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1593501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1593502[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1593503[/ATTACH] LM-2, Rarity 6) has a vertical slab scratch right across Miss Liberty that I could not see with the naked eye but which appeared glaringly in the first photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dabbed a teeny bit of Hunter fan oil on it and voila!&nbsp; The scratch disappeared in the second photo.&nbsp; The scratch doesn&#039;t go away, the oil just prevents the light from reflecting from the angled surfaces of the scratch.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any light, white/clear mineral oil will do.&nbsp; Just use as little as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is shown as well, just because.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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