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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rlm&#039;s cents, post: 510344, member: 7957&quot;]Looking at the coins in hand, they look more like organized small bubbles (separations) to me.&nbsp; That much reminds me of something interfering with the plating sticking to the base metal.&nbsp; One thing I can say it that they are significantly wider (dramatically so) than any die polishing lines I have ever seen and I have never seen a die polish line be other that a continuous line.&nbsp; They run from A to B without interruption.&nbsp; These do not.&nbsp; In short, there is nothing about these line that reminds me of die polish.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then there is the fact that these are proofs.&nbsp; The mint may not have the best quality control, but I find it unlikely that, if the were dies that obviously impaired, they could allow their continued use.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, although I have not seen as many other proofs, I would say between 1/4 and 1/3 of my Lincolns from that era exhibit that effect to one extent or another.&nbsp; I find it extremely unlikely that I would not have seen at least one of these in another series if they were being caused by die polishing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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