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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hommer, post: 8362972, member: 73266&quot;]Not really, the surfaces are almost prooflike on the restrikes. You have to keep in mind that the original dies were canceled by Haseltine in 1874 after he had struck numerous coins. In writings, it is claimed he canceled the dies so his restrikes would become and remain rare and valuable. When Bashlow obtained the dies, they couldn&#039;t be used to strike coins because of their condition but were instead used as a master die to make a working set of dies. This working set is what Bashlow used in 1961 to make his restrikes, the reason for the 2nd restrike designation. Baslow restrikes are struck on extremely thick planchets, probably 2-3 times thicker than a normal cent. The original dies were later donated to the Smithsonian Museum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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