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<p>[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 7696832, member: 87737"][ATTACH=full]1321197[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These 2 lines were the easiest to spot as polish lines. They go right up to, and 'under' the numbers (aka devices), so they'd be polish lines. I can also tell by the shadows that the lines are raised, and not incuse. The light is coming from the 2 o'clock area, and the lines are lit up on that side. If they were incuse, the light would be on the left side of the lines, and the shadow on the right side towards the light source.</p><p>While most things are harder to determine in a photo, I find a photo can sometimes help in figuring out scratches vs. polish lines.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Beefer518, post: 7696832, member: 87737"][ATTACH=full]1321197[/ATTACH] These 2 lines were the easiest to spot as polish lines. They go right up to, and 'under' the numbers (aka devices), so they'd be polish lines. I can also tell by the shadows that the lines are raised, and not incuse. The light is coming from the 2 o'clock area, and the lines are lit up on that side. If they were incuse, the light would be on the left side of the lines, and the shadow on the right side towards the light source. While most things are harder to determine in a photo, I find a photo can sometimes help in figuring out scratches vs. polish lines.[/QUOTE]
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