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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 2519017, member: 20480&quot;]I&#039;m not positive that blanking is still done in-house, but I&#039;d be very surprised if not, as blanking is far from being a bottleneck in the process.&nbsp; Depending on the tonnage of the press used, they can produce dozens of blanks in a single stroke of the press.&nbsp; It takes far more time per coin to strike the design onto the planchet with the dies. </p><p><br /></p><p>Besides, the inbound coil (OP photo) is un-perforated, leaving blanking as the only subsequent press operation before the blanks are riddled and edge milled.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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