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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2289456, member: 71510&quot;]So as some of you may know, I&#039;ve been collecting Peace Dollars for a while, and learning a lot over the last few years.&nbsp; This year I embarked on building an NGC registry set (I&#039;m 3 away from complete!) and I&#039;m learning a lot about the mints and how the presses worked, and a lot of the details of why certain coins are the way they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question I&#039;m unable to answer is this...&nbsp; Specifically for Peace Dollars, but I guess it would be similar for most coins minted around the same era.</p><p><br /></p><p>What happened before and after the press?&nbsp; I&#039;m trying to understand a bit more about toning, &quot;blast white&quot; surfaces and what happens to these things as they age.</p><p><br /></p><p>We start with a blank planchet, do they get any sort of chemical or grease treatment?&nbsp; I have heard that HCI (Hydrocloric Acid) was used, but I&#039;m not sure at what stage.</p><p><br /></p><p>After it&#039;s minted, do they go straight into a bag?&nbsp; Did they go to a reviewing table?&nbsp; A chemical bath?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, thanks for reading - and now the GTG!!!!&nbsp; I got this over the weekend at a local show.&nbsp; Actually I haven&#039;t got it in hand, I pick it up Wednesday night.&nbsp; But I&#039;ve got the deal sealed and I&#039;m STOKED!&nbsp; It&#039;s my Christmas present to me!&nbsp; (The pictures don&#039;t do it justice, but they will have to do until I get it in hand!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]458837[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]458838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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