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<p>[QUOTE="bonbonbelly, post: 1204928, member: 22931"]Hi Everyone.</p><p>I was thinking about this and wondering if a coin blank could miss the upset mill process and be fed into the coining dies. If so, what would the result look like? My guess is the blank would have an over sized diameter and therefor either be rejected in the feeding mechanism or be too large to properly fit into the die set. Any opinions? I am a Mechanical Engineer with experience in punch and die sets so don't be afraid to get technical.</p><p>As an aside, I put myself through college in the 70's buying and selling US silver coins. When I got my degree, it never occurred to me to apply for a job with the mint. That would have been sweet! Thanks.</p><p>Joe[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bonbonbelly, post: 1204928, member: 22931"]Hi Everyone. I was thinking about this and wondering if a coin blank could miss the upset mill process and be fed into the coining dies. If so, what would the result look like? My guess is the blank would have an over sized diameter and therefor either be rejected in the feeding mechanism or be too large to properly fit into the die set. Any opinions? I am a Mechanical Engineer with experience in punch and die sets so don't be afraid to get technical. As an aside, I put myself through college in the 70's buying and selling US silver coins. When I got my degree, it never occurred to me to apply for a job with the mint. That would have been sweet! Thanks. Joe[/QUOTE]
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