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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3324764, member: 24314&quot;]SLACKACTION, posted:&nbsp; &quot;5 SECS and you can call it AU 55 OR MS65... REALLY..&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>YES, <span style="color: #b30000">REALLY</span> and actually closer to 3 seconds if the coin is large.</i></b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=18134]@ToddB67[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hairlines are the easiest type of mark to determine, you&#039;ll know one when you see it.&nbsp; From then on the mark becomes a scratch and here many factors determine the degree it affects a coin&#039;s surface.&nbsp; These include length, width, depth, and location.&nbsp; All can be described by words as long, deep scratch.&nbsp; Each of us needs to make a subjective judgement of what to call these marks based on our experience.&nbsp; One man&#039;s &quot;hairline&quot; is another man&#039;s &quot;tiny scratch.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Trying to pin down these marks with measurements is folly because NO ONE is going to adopt it.&nbsp; Want proof?&nbsp; The ANA published a coin grading guide long ago.&nbsp; Many ignored it from the beginning and even more do now!&nbsp; I keep one in my bathroom. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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