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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 862407, member: 22143&quot;]They didn&#039;t actually specify the thickness.&nbsp; The legislation only says 5 oz, 3 in diameter and edge lettering.&nbsp; &nbsp; The average height I derived myself.&nbsp;&nbsp; Depending upon the relief it could be a lot thinner than that, though I suspect there won&#039;t be much of a relief to it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is the designers at the mint would have been a lot happier if they had been allowed to do a 2 in coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; It gives them a lot more flexibilty on making a beautiful coin without having to make tradeoffs on structural integrity.&nbsp;&nbsp; I believe I saw that it is the edge lettering that is adding a complexity to it that has been tough to overcome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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