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4504 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 01/20/2018 8:38 pm hello all I bought a gold proof coin from the late 50's. at eye level, it looks great on both sides. Yet with a magnifying glass I can see for what appear to be very minor scratches on one side. I spoke to an experienced coin dealer about this (I did not buy this coin from him) and he said it was not unusual for this on proof coins. He said that if the scratches were below the surface of the coin, that this likely means that the coin was cleaned, but if what appeared to be scratches were actually tiny lines that are raised ABOVE the surface of the coin that this was likely due to the polished blank that the coin was made with and no harm/no foul. Do any of you agree or disagree with this or seen it before? Thanks... mike Report this Post to the Staff

Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 01/20/2018 8:42 pm Well of course! Die polishing scratches are raised on a coin! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 01/20/2018 8:51 pm Raised scratches are normal, die scratches. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/20/2018 8:56 pm Photos would help us to be able to answer your questions directly. Tiny raised lines are die polishing that might distract on a proof coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 01/22/2018 8:09 pm will be appreciated Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/23/2018 12:30 am Raised lines could come from polishing of the die, scratches in the planchet from its polishing/burnishing would NOT be raised on the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
4504 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 01/23/2018 8:11 pm Thanks for your answers folks, it is just that I had never heard of this before. I would provide a photo, but the lines are so tiny that I cannot get a picture of them, I would have to take pictures through some sort of magnifying device (which I do not have other than a common magnifying glass). again, thanks for your replies... mike Report this Post to the Staff
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