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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 3943616, member: 24633&quot;]I have read it and re-read it, and I still see no evidence of smearing.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;Definition:</b> Radial smearing of the design caused by “grease” (die fill).&nbsp; The edges of the design that face toward the center of the coin are smeared toward the rim.&nbsp; Radial smearing can affect both interior and peripheral design elements.&nbsp; Although the mechanism is conjectural, the effect is likely caused by the interplay between viscosity, die convexity, and planchet expansion.<b>&nbsp; It&#039;s possible that as the die is pushing its way into the planchet, it is also squeezing the grease outward. As the grease makes contact with metal that&#039;s rising into the die&#039;s recesses, it smears the metal outward in a radial fashion.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>In rare cases, the direction of smear can be toward the center of the coin, or in both directions simultaneously.&quot;</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>However, what I think you see in the central part of the obverse is die fatigue, not GMRS.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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