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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1980373, member: 29751"][USER=71955]@Iosephus[/USER] nice to see you over here on this forum! Welcome aboard -- I never tire looking at your beautiful medals, regardless of the forum on which you post. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As [USER=71955]@Iosephus[/USER] noted, some medals are struck in presses with dies, and others are cast. </p><p><br /></p><p>One big difference between most struck medals and coins is that the pressure of medal presses is much higher than coinage presses...and the speed at which they are struck is also much slower. It's also fairly common for medals to be struck with more than one blow of the presses to bring up the full detail and relief.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another "striking" difference (pun intended) between coins and medals are their size. Some medals are absolutely huge if you are used to looking at coins. I have a few medals that are 80mm diameter (that's 3.14 inches). Those same medals can weigh in excess of 225 grams (8 ounces). VERY bulky pieces...and just awesome to hold in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1980373, member: 29751"][USER=71955]@Iosephus[/USER] nice to see you over here on this forum! Welcome aboard -- I never tire looking at your beautiful medals, regardless of the forum on which you post. :D As [USER=71955]@Iosephus[/USER] noted, some medals are struck in presses with dies, and others are cast. One big difference between most struck medals and coins is that the pressure of medal presses is much higher than coinage presses...and the speed at which they are struck is also much slower. It's also fairly common for medals to be struck with more than one blow of the presses to bring up the full detail and relief. Another "striking" difference (pun intended) between coins and medals are their size. Some medals are absolutely huge if you are used to looking at coins. I have a few medals that are 80mm diameter (that's 3.14 inches). Those same medals can weigh in excess of 225 grams (8 ounces). VERY bulky pieces...and just awesome to hold in hand.[/QUOTE]
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