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rkp Valued Member United States 254 Posts	Posted 03/18/2009 2:46 pm I've done a fair amount of reading in a few books and online websites but just can't seem to find the answer to these two questions: My first oddball question is that I know Proof coins are struck on specially prepared planchets and do not contain more metal than their business strike counterparts. So does that mean that the fields are "shallower" than regular business strikes (afterall the metal for the higher rims and sharper detail must come from somewhere)? Also, as a followup, I've read that 1983+ Lincoln cents get a double coating of copper so as to not disrupt the copper finish when the planchet undergoes the double strike. Can someone confirm this? My second oddball question has to do with luster. I know that when a coin is struck the flowlines start from the center and radiate out toward the rim. On certain coins, e.g. the Lincoln Wheat cent, there appears to be 2 center points for the "cartwheel" luster . Is this just a function of the design on the reverse of certain coins or is there something else going on here? Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 03/18/2009 3:52 pm Great questions! I do not know the answers, but I can speculate! On the first question I suspect that you are correct. But given the small amount of metal needed for the higher relief of a proof strike, I would think the difference would be unnoticeable and only add to the "deep" look. I remember reading the same about the 1983+ cents, but cannot recall where it was. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/19/2009 8:45 pm WOW! Indeed a great question. I sure have no idea but would like to know also. If no one hear can answer your questions, give https://www.coppercoins.com a jingle and let us all know what he says. Sure wish he was here sometimes. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/19/2009 8:49 pm In case you don't know the person on that coppercoins web site is named Charles D. Daughtrey and has two books out on Licoln Cents. Also, artistic reditions of Lincoln used by Whitman in the reproduction of the 1947 Red Book. He use to monitor most of these coin forums but probably too busy lately. Report this Post to the Staff
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