My understanding of "lapped" is that it's polishing the dies. I don't think I've seen it used in relation to an individual coin, although coins are also "polished."
Quick search finds this from the Stack's & Bowers glossary:
Quick search finds this from the Stack's & Bowers glossary:
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Die Polish
Refers to a "bright" or mirrorlike spot or area, not the entire surface, of a coin, where a working die was polished slightly to remove an imperfection, rust, etc. Heavy die polishing is a different matter, and refers to the entire field of a coin being resurfaced, also called relapping. Heavy die polishing sometimes resulted in the removal of low-relief details in a coin, while at the same time giving a prooflike surface.
Die Polish
Refers to a "bright" or mirrorlike spot or area, not the entire surface, of a coin, where a working die was polished slightly to remove an imperfection, rust, etc. Heavy die polishing is a different matter, and refers to the entire field of a coin being resurfaced, also called relapping. Heavy die polishing sometimes resulted in the removal of low-relief details in a coin, while at the same time giving a prooflike surface.

















