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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 765624, member: 2972&quot;]Charmy,&nbsp; Please correct me if I&quot;m wrong....</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I understand of die polish, it can happen at two different times.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first way is during the die preparation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Die is hardened, then polished to be prepared for use.&nbsp; Die gets polish lines, and lines show in coins pressed.&nbsp; These coins would be a die variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second way is because of die lapping.&nbsp; A die gets a bit old, and the press attendant polishes the dies, then a previously-perfect die gets die polish.&nbsp; In this case, if the coin were a known die pair previously, it would be a later die state (now with polish lines).</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many examples of large cents that show the first type of die polish (i.e. present in first strikes) and the second type of die polish (i.e. a later die state showing polish), but I&#039;m unfamiliar with the IHCs and if we can use the same logic when attributing the more recent series....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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