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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4897712, member: 24314&quot;]CoinCorgi, posted: &quot;I think the marks on the device are contact damage with some unkown object. The stuff in the fields is from a rusty die.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">A few of the marks on the coin are contact damage.&nbsp; They are not the as apparent as the marks in the blue and green circles (subject of quiz).</span></i>&nbsp; <i><span style="color: #660033">Marks left by a rusty die would be RAISED.&nbsp; These are into the coin&#039;s surface.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;And frankly I don&#039;t care what causes marks on coins...the coin is marked up or it isn&#039;t. I&#039;ll try to obtain the coin if I like it and want it.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">I don&#039;t think anyone here is interested in trying to turn you into a </span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102)">knowledgeable <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> numismatist.&nbsp; You appear to be very happy the way you are.&nbsp; That&#039;s a wonderful thing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Kentucky, posted: BTW <b>Antaeus</b> was the son of the gods Poseidon and Gaea, one of the Gigantes, in Greek mythology. He drew strength from his mother, earth, and was invincible while he was in contact with her; he challenged people who passed by his area to wrestling matches, in which he always won, and killed them in the end.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 51)">I&#039;m glad <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> you left out one of his traits <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> that was directed to another member.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Kentucky, posted: &quot;However, as you have previously advised, looking at a coin with the unaided eye vs looking with an 8X glass vs looking with a microscope gives different results. [<i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 51)">true</span></i>] From the small portion of the coin you showed, I&#039;m not sure what I would see with the naked eye.&quot;&nbsp; [<i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 51)">These marks are visible on a coin.&nbsp; They are the things that collectors and dealers argue about.&nbsp; Once you learn what they look like in these quizzes you can laugh behind their back as I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> do</span></i>].[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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