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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 128915, member: 112&quot;]You&#039;ve got the idea. The cameo effect was caused by the devices of the die being sandblasted ( today they use lasers ). And as the die struck more coins the sandlbasted finish would wear off until you ended up with a brilliant Proof instead of a cameo Proof. So only the early die state coins would be cameo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that Proof dies are polished, just like business strike dies. But what I don&#039;t know for sure is if they would re-sandblast the devices or not. To the best of my knowledge they did not. As for using old dies at the end of the year, it wouldn&#039;t suprise me. I know for sure that the mint would sometimes use worn Proof dies to make business strike coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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