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vanbroj Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 6:46 pm I know without pictures this will be difficult , so I will give my best description : Picked up a strong XF 17s buff. There are a lot of very fine/thin vertical scratches between the buffs 2 pairs of legs. I had to use my 16x loop and tilt in the light to see them. The coin otherwise is very nice. Could these be die polish lines ? Where someone removed corrosion or some other substance ? Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks, John Report this Post to the Staff

carnold744 Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 7:02 pm Impossible to answer without pics. Could be tons of things. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 7:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vanbroj Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 7:28 pm Folks not all have camaras and the ability to download pictures. If someone could give a description of what die polishing lines look like that would be helpful. Thanks, John Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 7:30 pm Okay, I'm sorry... Its just hard to diagnoses anything without pics Google search US mint die polish lines or something liek that and hit images Report this Post to the Staff
bandsdean Pillar of the Community United States 2125 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 7:56 pm Die polish lines are raised. Scratches are recessed. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 7:59 pm If you need a 16X power device to see them, not worth worrying about. Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 8:52 pm Quote: Die polish lines are raised. Scratches are recessed. Well said, bandsdean. I suspect from your description, vanbroj, that someone rubbed the nickel with a cloth. If so, it might look like any metal that has been polished if you were to examine the polished metal under magnification. Report this Post to the Staff
vanbroj Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 11:00 pm No problem Child of Wheat! Thanks all for your help ! Report this Post to the Staff
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