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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2316548, member: 1892&quot;]A completed die has that finish all over. They&#039;re more matte than polished, and for the first certain number of strikes are capable of transferring that frost to the coin until the surface irregularities smooth out from wear. Look at some mid-1880&#039;s Carson City Morgans for that in action.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every die has the fields polished before being put into production. This turns them into reflective surfaces rather than matte.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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