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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2702870, member: 112"]It's been a long time so I may be mistaken, but I think that's only because they were struck on a medal press. </p><p><br /></p><p>Medal presses are stronger, able to strike with more pressure than regular coin presses. That would result in coins with a good strike, but it really wouldn't affect the coin's surfaces or make them Proof-like in quality (since that's one of things you asked about). Only the dies could do that, and even then only if they were specially prepared (highly polished).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2702870, member: 112"]It's been a long time so I may be mistaken, but I think that's only because they were struck on a medal press. Medal presses are stronger, able to strike with more pressure than regular coin presses. That would result in coins with a good strike, but it really wouldn't affect the coin's surfaces or make them Proof-like in quality (since that's one of things you asked about). Only the dies could do that, and even then only if they were specially prepared (highly polished).[/QUOTE]
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