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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 8364749, member: 15199"]Since the die will be used to hammer out each coin and the mint will run it until it is visibly damaged ( well unless it is a " special coin sold above normal value") , there will various amounts of spreading of the die from the compressions , wear on the mechanisms of the machinery , etc. and as the metal spreads, part of the image do also producing a fainter image, and they will tend to become flatter ( thinner) than the original major image.</p><p> In a traditional double squeeze die unit, both images will be approx. the same height and may merge. Single squeeze , I ignore as vibrations or whatever their experts claim. IMO, Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 8364749, member: 15199"]Since the die will be used to hammer out each coin and the mint will run it until it is visibly damaged ( well unless it is a " special coin sold above normal value") , there will various amounts of spreading of the die from the compressions , wear on the mechanisms of the machinery , etc. and as the metal spreads, part of the image do also producing a fainter image, and they will tend to become flatter ( thinner) than the original major image. In a traditional double squeeze die unit, both images will be approx. the same height and may merge. Single squeeze , I ignore as vibrations or whatever their experts claim. IMO, Jim[/QUOTE]
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