1970 S Nickel In Proof Set Very Thin Lettering

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snafu0571 Valued Member United States 478 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 5:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 94925 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 6:25 pm die polishing on this proof? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 7:57 pm Must be a re-polish Die. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24980 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 8:04 pm Would over-polishing the dies make the letters thinner? It seems like it would have the opposite effect, unless they used an angle grinder and really took them down several notches. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94925 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 8:25 pm The devices are tapered - thinner the deeper into the die . this helps to release the coin after a strike. when a die is polished the surface (the fields) get lower and because of this, the devices get smaller (thinner). Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 8:27 pm Hongo, more you polish more thinner will be because the Die it is negative concave lettering. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5822 Posts	Posted 03/04/2023 8:52 pm I wonder if this is call a Terminal Proof die. Report this Post to the Staff
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