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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4164062, member: 19165"]Counterpoint: die polish is a genuine artifact of the minting process, created by mint workers while making the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has absolutely no impact on the grade, nor should it. The TPGs do not punish or deduct a grade for die polish lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>Die polish is in a completely different fundamental category than post-strike issues like contact marks or hairlines.</p><p><br /></p><p>While Doug has preached his dogma about die polish lines for decades, the fact is you'll find numerous examples in 66 or 67 with plenty of die polish. A coin with die polish and one without, but absolutely equal in every other way, can and should grade exactly the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4164062, member: 19165"]Counterpoint: die polish is a genuine artifact of the minting process, created by mint workers while making the coin. It has absolutely no impact on the grade, nor should it. The TPGs do not punish or deduct a grade for die polish lines. Die polish is in a completely different fundamental category than post-strike issues like contact marks or hairlines. While Doug has preached his dogma about die polish lines for decades, the fact is you'll find numerous examples in 66 or 67 with plenty of die polish. A coin with die polish and one without, but absolutely equal in every other way, can and should grade exactly the same.[/QUOTE]
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