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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 53349, member: 68&quot;]The frost is imparted to the die by means of sandblasting it while the rest of the coin is masked off.&nbsp; It is then chrome plated.&nbsp; This plating allows the frosting to remain for many strikes.&nbsp; Various techniques have been used in the past and on the &#039;50&#039;s era sets acid was used to etch the dies.&nbsp; This wore off very quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes uncs will look vaguely cameo because the dies can be rough when new and the fields polished.&nbsp; This will wear off quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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