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Message:: [QUOTE="Dynoking, post: 8096602, member: 81795"]I wish people would get away from blaming lost strike definition on grease filled dies. Instead think about the striking process and know your coin. The flow of metal at the time of the die(s) compression of the planchet, and the overlay of the coins design tell the story.The loss of definition of the "ON" in ONe and "E" in cEnt is from the available metal flowing in to the deep crevice of Mr. Linclon's shoulder at the time of the hammer and anvil dies compression of the planchet.The loss definition of "ED" in unitED, "ST" in STates, and "AMER" in AMERica is from the available metal flowing in to the deep crevice of Mr. Linclon's face and hair at the time of the hammer and anvil dies compression of the planchet.The overlay's below finish the story...[ATTACH=full]1407391[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]