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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gronnh20, post: 2608723, member: 73224&quot;]Think what y&#039;all may.&nbsp; It came from the mint that way.&nbsp; The only thing y&#039;all are seeing is United States of America and One Dime.&nbsp; Look at his photo again.&nbsp; I&#039;ll find the reference for y&#039;all.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t just make this up out of the blue.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Definition:</b> A stretch strike is an off-center strike with a very wide “slide zone”.&nbsp; Uniface strikes (coins struck against another planchet) often take the form of a stretch strike because the double thickness greatly increases effective striking pressure.&nbsp; <b>Stretch strikes are rarer when only one planchet is involved.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A stretch strike that is die-struck on both faces owes its existence to an abnormally small minimum die clearance.&nbsp; Minimum die clearance refers to the minimum distance between the dies at their closest approach in the absence of a planchet.&nbsp; A stretch strike can also reflect elevated ram pressure, but this is hard to prove.&nbsp; Ram pressure is the tonnage delivered to a planchet of normal thickness.&nbsp; Elevated ram pressure without an accompanying reduction in minimum die clearance will not result in a stretch strike.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>In addition to the wide slide zone, a stretch strike will also show exaggerated metal flow in peripheral design elements.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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