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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fred Weinberg, post: 3580764, member: 86437&quot;]No, and I didn&#039;t see it struck. It was destroyed,</p><p>I was told, as all others are, after it&#039;s been examined.</p><p>Could one or more, or a few RT planchets been struck?</p><p>Yes, that&#039;s a possibility.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess you&#039;re saying that my assertion</p><p>that 65++ tons of pressure would &#039;hide&#039;</p><p>or &#039;cover&#039; or whatever, that small indentation</p><p>on the planchet isn&#039;t more than a guess or</p><p>pure speculation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The recesses of any coin die are far far deeper</p><p>than any RT mark on an unstuck planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>65 tons of pressure (approx) is enough for the metal</p><p>to move into the deep recesses of the die.&nbsp; Why </p><p>wouldn&#039;t that kind of pressure on the same disc of metal</p><p>obliterate a small diameter, light, indentation?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen&nbsp; the RT done, and I&#039;ve seen coin dies and hubs</p><p>made at the Philly Mint;&nbsp; NO,&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen any RT planchets</p><p>being struck at all - but I&#039;ll feel fine with my position.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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