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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4902213, member: 24314"]<b><span style="color: #b30000">CORRECT!</span></b> That is a scrape on the face - PMD. If you blow up the image you will see flashes of bright light at places where the scratches hit the light. Planchet flaws are dull. Their recessed area does not reflect light the way scratches or mint luster does.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last question: "If we file a die, it will put thin grooves into the die face. What would that look like on a struck coin? Raised or incuse? Why can't die polish be struck out?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4902213, member: 24314"][B][COLOR=#b30000]CORRECT![/COLOR][/B] That is a scrape on the face - PMD. If you blow up the image you will see flashes of bright light at places where the scratches hit the light. Planchet flaws are dull. Their recessed area does not reflect light the way scratches or mint luster does. Last question: "If we file a die, it will put thin grooves into the die face. What would that look like on a struck coin? Raised or incuse? Why can't die polish be struck out?[/QUOTE]
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