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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 333803, member: 1242&quot;]Mike,</p><p><br /></p><p>If the orange peel surface is due to a late die state on this coin, then what is the cause of the same condition on Proof Lincoln Cents (mainly) from the 80&#039;s to current? With the amount of care, repairs and resurfacing of Proof Dies to remove any and all irregular surfaces on Proof Dies, could this truly be the case with them as well? I theorize that Grease may be the culprit in some cases for this effect on some coins and not just due to late die state, especially when it comes to Proof coins! I have seen many times, how grease is dispersed on two pieces of metal when they are slammed together with great force and that the dispersing of the grease on the two pieces of metal is very similar in appearance to the orange peel effect on many coins. Please help me here!!?? I may be almost 55 years old but my mind is still mostly intact and I just can&#039;t comprehend how that most of the irregular surfaces on coins, can be explained away so easily, as due to a late die state! The Copper coating on Copper coated Zinc planchets is extremely thin and fairly soft. Therefore, the pressure exerted on the surface of a Cent planchet (Copper coating) as grease is being forced across the surface of the planchet and especially outwards (away) from design element during the minting process, must be extreme and must have many other effects than just obliterating some of the Lettering in the Legend or Motto and/or Numbers in the Date.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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