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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2071848, member: 24633"]Weak strikes show up on the devices of the coin rather than the fields. Look at Liberty's hair around the ear or the breast feathers of the eagle on the Morgan dollar. These are supposed to be the higher points of the coins surface and the lower points of the dies surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think of a bowl with a round bottom inside as the recess of a die. The bottom of the bowl on the outer side represents the planchet. A weak strike would leave the planchet untouched, or flat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2071848, member: 24633"]Weak strikes show up on the devices of the coin rather than the fields. Look at Liberty's hair around the ear or the breast feathers of the eagle on the Morgan dollar. These are supposed to be the higher points of the coins surface and the lower points of the dies surface. Think of a bowl with a round bottom inside as the recess of a die. The bottom of the bowl on the outer side represents the planchet. A weak strike would leave the planchet untouched, or flat. Chris[/QUOTE]
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