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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1498529, member: 112&quot;]Contact marks can also be described as dings, hits, or gouges, depending on size. Contact marks are the result of something hitting the coin, usually it&#039;s another coin. But it can literally be anything that hits the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reality is that hairlines are nothing more than scratches, but they are very light or very faint scratches. They can be long or short in length, they can be found in patches (meaning anywhere from several to many in the same area) or they can be found individually. Sometimes they can even cover the entire coin. Typically hairlines are the result of rough or careless handling of the coin. They can be caused by almost anything from a grain of dust too small to even be seen to the softest cloth that you can imagine. They can be caused by a brush or they can be caused by simply sitting the coin down on a cloth or piece of material, or dropping it on one. Even your fingers can cause hairlines.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am not aware of any web site that shows them all. There&#039;s a few web sites out there that show them for this coin or that coin. But usually what you want is only found in books specific to the series of coins you are talking about. As a general rule the prime focal areas are going to be the face or cheek and the areas in front of them. On reverses it varies, but usually it will be in the areas your eyes are first drawn to when you look at the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, you have to start with a very sharp, clear image. Then just downsize it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t buy coins from him anymore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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