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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 485979, member: 66&quot;]Can&#039;t say anything about the WE but the &quot;rays&quot; are the result of die wear.&nbsp; That is what the mint calls &quot;starburst&quot;.&nbsp; It is caused by the outward radial expantion of thousands of planchets scraping across the surface of the die.&nbsp; On new dies it created the flowlines that impart luster to the coins but as more and more coins a struck the flowlines become deeper and heavier and you get what you see on your coin.&nbsp; If the dies continue in use the flowlines get very heavy and ugly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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