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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7612020, member: 24314&quot;]I don&#039;t know how long each of us posting has been collecting or the depth of our numismatic experience/education.&nbsp; Unfortunately, some of us like to stick to our old beliefs in the face of solid evidence against it.&nbsp; Thus, misinformation continues to circulate.&nbsp; I suggest anyone posting who has not taken an ANA or other seminar course or who has never read the several excellent numismatic books dealing with grading such as the PCGS Grading Guide and the introductions to other grading guides DO SO IMMEDIATELY.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can any member here tell Marshall and the rest of us WHY A METAL SURFACE under a lamination or one that did not touch the die <b><span style="color: #b30000">HAS LUSTER</span></b>?&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW&nbsp; I always call the squiggly cracks on a coin DIE CRACKS <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> - it is an old habit.&nbsp; They are more properly called DIE BREAKS because they resulted form a break (crack) in the die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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