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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3127498, member: 19463&quot;]It is not always easy to tell in photos but scratches that are raised on the coin could well be the result of polishing or filing a die.&nbsp; Recessed scratches are either from flan preparation or cleaning.&nbsp; What I see in this case looks like cleaning with a pointed object to remove encrustations in the fields.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see brush like scratches on the high parts but they do look polished as TIF pointed out.&nbsp; Why the slab mentioned one and not the other, IDK. </p><p><br /></p><p>Raised field lines from die prep?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]797229[/ATTACH] </p><p>Recessed lines from blank prep/filing</p><p>[ATTACH=full]797230[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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