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Collotype plate problem back in 1922

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curtislclay:
Examining Plate VII with a magnifying glass, I note scratches only on lot 190 that you reproduce above, lots 180 and 188, and lot 176 (a small scratch from the tip of Zeus's nose). Might these not be just scratches on the actual coins rather than botched photography or printing?

On Plate II, I see a light diagonal scratch in the field between the two lots 55 and 58. Otherwise, I found no visible scratches on any other coins in a quick perusal of Plates I-VIII.

Steve Moulding:
Hi Curtis. Well, that's interesting!!
How about lots 181 and 189 from Plate VII. Do you see those scratches?


Steve

edit: sorry...that's way too small to see anything...one second

Steve Moulding:
Larger snip of 181

Steve Moulding:
and 189

curtislclay:
Sure, I see those scratches.

But I am still far from seeing them on "basically, all coin images for Plates I - VIII", as you wrote.

Don't you see any possibility that these are real scratches on a small percentage of the coins?

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