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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3300491, member: 66&quot;]The Lincoln cents was struck normally, the Mexican coin was placed over the cent and squeezed against it causing the letters from the Mexican coin to be pressed into the high areas such as the base of the bust and the rim showing up incuse and reversed.&nbsp; In areas such as the field between the bust and the rim little evidence of the Mexican coin is seen because all the pressure was absorbed by the raised features.&nbsp; Over by the date of the cent the Mexican coin was able to make better contact with the field so more of the lettering was pressed into it in that area.&nbsp; Since there is little evidence at the tp of the cent most of the squeezing pressure was applied at the bottom.&nbsp; This also caused the flattening seen on the reverse of the cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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