Die Polishing - An area of raised lines or highly reflective area of a coin, most often in the fields, that resulted from striking from dies that had been recently polished by the coiner.
Die Polish - Small raised lines in the field of a coin resulting from polishing of a die to remove chips, clash marks, etc.
Dipping - Cleaning by immersion in a liquid capable of removing particules from the surface.
DIE POLISHING LINES
The very fine, raised lines that appear on the surface of some coins, particularly those that are well struck. These lines result from the dies being polished leaving behind minute scratches on the die.
Die Polishing
Overzealous polishing of a coin die to remove a small blemish and deep grooves are accidentally made into the surface of the die. These grooves translate to raised metal or lines on a coin.
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Die Polish
Small raised lines in the field of a coin caused from polishing of a die by Mint employees to remove chips, clash marks, etc.
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Die polish lines are visible on the obverse with diagonal striae on the reverse. Few of the obverse stars are poorly formed with very heavy points opposite thin points. The reverse has E of STATES sharply doubled.
Excessive die polishing is believed as the reason too much metal was removed causing the buffalo's leg to vanish. Before the mint realized the error a few thousand had been released into circulation.
Striation - Die polish lines that run close to parallel in the fields of a coin. They are caused by polishing of the dies and or harsh blank planchets.
die polishing curls: Small hairline curls on the surface of a coin caused by circular polishing of the die
die polishing striations: Raised lines on the surface of a coin caused by abrasive polishing of the die that struck it ...
to test the metal CV Catalog value CW "Coin World" newspaper CWT Civil War Token DEVICE Any raised detail on a coin DIE BREAK Raised area, usually a line caused by a crack or break in the die that struck the coin DIE POLISH ...
With each successive resurfacing, new die polish lines will appear and the die polish lines that have not been completely polished out previously will also appear. Now you have two sets of unique die polish lines.
Be careful that you distniguish hairlines from abrasion or die polishing marks, which appear as tiny little raised scratches on the surface of the coin.
The fields show heavy die polishing and the devices are very rough. Perhaps it is an old die that was repolished, or a brand new die. It is very interesting and pretty. The is a small strike-through in front of the face, by the T in STATES.
The black arrow shows the die polishing to remove the "E" above "PLURIBUS".
polished die: before they are used for the first time, or after they have become worn, dies are often polished to make the surfaces nice and smooth. Polished dies may be highly reflective or may have die polishing marks.
The luster is vibrant, the strike is razor-sharp, and the eye appeal is the ultimate. Note: Minor die polish and light die breaks are not considered to be defects on circulation strike coins. See also Mint State.
Even with 5X magnification there are no marks, hairlines or luster breaks in evidence. The luster is vibrant, the strike is razor-sharp, and the eye appeal is the ultimate. Note: Minor die polish and light die breaks are not considered to be defects ...
The devices on these specimens usually are not frosted while the fields lack the depth of mirror normally associated with Proofs. In fact, the fields are characterized by heavy die polish, the planchets likely not burnished before striking.
with such a die have a narrow raised line corresponding to the crack die erosion Wear on a die from use in the minting process die flow lines see flow lines die state The condition of a die at a particular point in its life die polish ...
 See also: Coin, Struck, Proof, Marks, Strike
  
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