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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2531167, member: 71723&quot;]Well, in the case of the ASE&#039;s, the dies are glass-bead sandblasted before use, fields and devices. In the case of their big brother, the 5 ounce puck ATB&#039;s, the dies are directly produced by the CNC lathe, not made by pressure transfer from a master hub, then also given the glass bead treatment. There was serious talk of going to direct dies for the burnished ASE from West Point also, but I don&#039;t know if that trigger was pulled.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that since 2008, the difference between regular and burnished ASE&#039;s is subtle as all git out, but it was obvious in 2006-07. I also quibble with the terminology &quot;digital reduction&quot;. It&#039;s just plain digital creation; it&#039;s not &quot;reduced&quot; from anything. Think of it as Adobe Illustrator with physical depth added to the feature set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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