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If it has not been handled, it will be bright and undamaged. Since they are struck on polished blanks several times with controlled pressure (coins for circulation are struck more in the manner of hitting it with a hammer) they should have reflective fields (empty space around the design) and well-defined details. Some years can be identified simply by an "S" mintmark because no circulation coins were struck in San Francisco.

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