Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 5599384, member: 106826&quot;]I suspect many denominations are running on that many presses. Nickels are about 6x lower in mintages but also a harder material. Speed and material hardness will dull the dies at different rates under varied conditions.&nbsp; But they are generating a lot of coins daily so they may operate a couple shifts of production and sharpen, dress, re-press dies on a third shift. But during the day they may swap out die sets periodically to maintain quality.&nbsp; Clients of mine practice the method above but most work is forming rather than coining.&nbsp; Coining I suspect is harder on a tool.&nbsp; Equipment maintenance has to figure in also. So many variables I suppose. A former mint worker would have the best idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in