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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 404887, member: 66"]Put me down as 1994 and grease filled die.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't see it as an alteration because I see no way to remove those features post mint. You can't grind or smooth them off of a cold coin without destroying the copper plating. If you were to heat it to close to 800 degrees, the zinc inside will soften or even melt but if you then try to press out the letters you would find that the copper shell would still want to retain its form and you would wind up a dented and distorted surface rather than the smooth surfaces this coin has.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 404887, member: 66"]Put me down as 1994 and grease filled die. I don't see it as an alteration because I see no way to remove those features post mint. You can't grind or smooth them off of a cold coin without destroying the copper plating. If you were to heat it to close to 800 degrees, the zinc inside will soften or even melt but if you then try to press out the letters you would find that the copper shell would still want to retain its form and you would wind up a dented and distorted surface rather than the smooth surfaces this coin has.[/QUOTE]
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