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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 3873664, member: 90692&quot;][USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] ...is correct.&nbsp; Again.&nbsp; [USER=108324]@orionisopen[/USER] ...we have been doing single squeeze ( 1 strike ) since the mid-80s...quarters, IIRC, were phased in by the mid-90s...some actual expert member knows the actual timeline on this.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is: there couldn’t have been a second strike in 2019 business strikes.&nbsp; So, with 1 strike on the obverse, coupled with it being a business strike from dies used way past their normal life, produces all kinds of strange effects.&nbsp;&nbsp; Chips, cracks, eroded edges on the letters and numerals, die polishing lines and general device deterioration all the way around.&nbsp; The deterioration is not uniform, it can affect the coin in different locations, at different&nbsp; stages in the life of the working die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof coins are struck more than once, but on specially prepared planchets and dies, with a different production process ( slower, read that: more careful).</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my understanding of the process, not my opinion.&nbsp; I am always open to correction.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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