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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvermonger, post: 1326964, member: 12490&quot;]&quot;Why did they stop making mirror-finish proofs and replace them with matte proofs?</p><p><br /></p><p>My only half sarcastic opinion is because when the mint speeds up the presses its too difficult to get a perfect strike necessary for a proof quality coin. Plus that takes multiple strikes and perfect dies that wear out quickly, very time consuming in a rush production environment.</p><p>However a perfect strike is not necessary if you are going to sandblast the damn thing anyway. Plus its new and different looking and dumb collectors will pay more because its &#039;special&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>For most questions just type it in the search box at the top of the forum page or in the search box at the top of your web browser. Im glad most folks dont make the effort and instead ask as you did. It makes for fun and interesting threads sometimes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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