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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3278268, member: 66&quot;]The nail yes, the sandpaper probably not.&nbsp; One way the mint used to dress up the satiny finish when it started to fade was to stop the press, put in a planchet with a very fine emery circle over it and then cycle the press.&nbsp; The emery abrasive would freshen up the finish on the die.&nbsp; And of course the emery circle would be embossed with one side of the ASE design.&nbsp; The first one that turned up back in the 80&#039;s was in a monster box and still attached to the ASE.&nbsp; Others have been found loose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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