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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1363526, member: 2972&quot;]You have to look at the lines themselves to distinguish die polish from cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, hairlines (i.e. cleaning lines) will be incuse (below the level of the coin), and die polish will be excuse (raised above the level of the coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, die polish lines typically disappear directly into the lettering/devices and reappear on the other side, and cleaning lines typically stop just before and start just after and they also appear on the devices themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Remember, die polish line are small gouges made on the die (a reverse image), whereas cleaning lines were made on the coin itself.&nbsp; When you think about when and how they are made, all of the above should be self-evident.</p><p><br /></p><p>While die polish and hairlines do appear similar at first glance, once you&#039;ve seen a few and study them closely, you should really never confuse the two.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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