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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 151550, member: 66&quot;]You have to remember how the coins were struck back then,&nbsp; You had one die fixed or set into a stump or anvil.&nbsp; You put a planchet on top of that and set a die that you held in your hand on top of it a SMACKED it with a sledgehammer.&nbsp; In some cases you held the die and someone ELSE smacked it.&nbsp; If you were trying to make some time you might be smacking the coins and someone else is putting on the planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>After you have been doing this for a little bit your arms are getting pretty tired and you will find that you are not trying to be real careful to make sure you get that die squarely set on that planchet, especially if you are trying to strike a bunch of these coins in a short period of time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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