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Were brand new freshly hubbed business dies polished before first use?(not to a mirror finish) (main devices polished ie, kennedy or the eagle) (and fields) Help needed and appreciated. The question more pertains to kennedy halves but all denoms are of interest for polishing matter.
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Last edited by Decaf94drew; 09-10-2023, 12:58 PM. -
Yes after they have been inspected, the dies are then cleaned, buffed, and polished to eliminate any nicks or other imperfections. Finally, the working dies are ready to start striking coins for circulation coins. Only proof die`s are not given this practice of polishing before first strike.Originally posted by Decaf94drew View Post -
Awesome so the difference would be a prepared die received cameo contrast inside incuse areas of the die along with a final polish while circ or business strike dies receive polishing to only remove excess matterial and slightly prep the die face primarily?Comment
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So if the deeper question is going to coins with the DCAM then we go further in the discussion of Proof coins, where as stated before the Dies are not polished and Proof blanks are specially treated, hand-polished, and cleaned to ensure high-quality strikes. The blanks are then fed into presses fitted with specially polished dies and struck at least twice.Originally posted by Decaf94drew View PostComment
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It's not about proof coins so much as specimens and special strikes that's what I'm more interested in. I understand the concepts as a whole. I kinda figured they would need to polish business strike dies to some extent I was trying to understand the Line so to speak in reference to what would be considered a prepared die. I'm pretty sure I have all the info I need I understood proof and business before I just more or less wanted to know if I thought correct on how the dies are prepped and what would be considered not acceptableComment
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