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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 1319069, member: 307&quot;]I fixed the link. I didn&#039;t mean it to sound so smart-alecked. Sorry.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the finish, the difference is that the SF coins are burnished and then struck with sandblasted dies with more force than a circ strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>The new finish likely doesn&#039;t have the sandblasted dies, but may still use specially treated planchets or dies that are prepared some other way, we don&#039;t know yet. The Mint is not forthcoming with the details as yet. The extra striking force may result in the improved strikes is my hypothesis.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was asking Doug what he thought about it, but his answer is only an opinion as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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