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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheFinn, post: 2879871, member: 90102&quot;]You are right, sandblasting after striking would sound foolish to the modern collector, but a century ago proofs were closer to medals than coins and were finished accordingly.&nbsp; All of the matte proof 1902 British pieces I have seen ass have similar hairlining and dull gray color. I asked a dealer in England about that and he said that that was how they finished them after pickling to get a consistent finish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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