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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;+VGO.DVCKS, post: 6170331, member: 110504&quot;]Wow.&nbsp; I had no idea retooling went as far back as that.&nbsp; Just lately, there was a thread here that gave me the impression, accurate or not, that a lot of it is happening nowadays.&nbsp; ...Kinda dumb, if you ask me.</p><p>Regarding inconsistent wear from side to side, on larger bronzes, I&#039;ve had occasion to wonder if part of it --because it is that common a phenomenon-- had to do with how they actually circulated.&nbsp; Maybe, whether by convention or instinct, people were just more &#039;careful&#039; with obverses?&nbsp; A wild guess.&nbsp; But you&#039;re dead on about the relative &#039;circulation&#039; of the dies themselves.&nbsp; Another major factor, as lots of other people here would be readily able to go into in much more detail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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