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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinchemistry 2012, post: 2043503, member: 28107&quot;]This is distinguishable on a number of levels, and it should be obvious that the two are not comparable.&nbsp; The marks produced by polishing are very fine (as you even admit!) and very shallow, and a pattern of very small lines clustered together can scatter light and cause optical effects that produce the mirrored appearance that our eye detects. It is nothing like the rough texture and deep pitting caused by a knife blade. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Or rouge/polish.&nbsp; I&#039;m not stating or implying that this is the cause, but one could absolutely hand polish the die with a polishing cloth and rouge and produce very small lines that would be detectable with enough magnification.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t necessarily require the heavy machinery that you seem to think it does.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Who said anything about bristles?&nbsp; You make so many assumptions, all of which are baseless.&nbsp; So far your argument is that the Mint has used one particular method, and you think this <u>one</u> method is dispositive of all die polishing.&nbsp; I am saying that the coinage suggests otherwise.&nbsp; It does not follow logically that if method X has been used to produce Y, then X and only X is used. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I specifically said this.&nbsp; Again, I am going to make the assumption that you have NOT read all of my posts in their entirety or the referenced threads.&nbsp; Perhaps that is because you made up your mind from the beginning and want to believe certain things.&nbsp; Believe whatever you want, but the evidence (i.e. resulting coinage) suggests that your view is not completely accurate. </p><p><br /></p><p>In any event, I am done with this thread.&nbsp; I will simply caution readers not to believe everything that you read on the internet.&nbsp; The fact that XYZ poster states something and has a large number of posts does not make it fact.&nbsp; And this is not to single out any particular poster(s).&nbsp; Consult with reputable sources and make your own determinations![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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