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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3213371, member: 112"]The easiest way to do that is to simply look at the coins. You can do that by looking at pocket change - you'll get some unc or close to unc coins in change as well as worn ones. You can also do it by going to coin shows or dealer shops, and even by looking at pictures. </p><p><br /></p><p>But in all the years I've been involved with coins I've never seen actual cross sections anywhere. And there's really no set thing, they're all different. Sometimes it's by design, sometimes it's due to die wear, sometimes the time period, sometimes the denomination, etc etc etc. But as a general rule the edges of the raised portions of a coin will be sloped to a certain degree, and rounded, because they have to be. If they weren't sloped, they would stick to the dies when they were struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if what you want to find out are what the high points of a given coin are, that you can find in specialty books - books written specifically about a given coin. Some of the more common ones like Morgans and Peace dollars and Lincoln cents, those you can find on various websites and even in some grading books.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3213371, member: 112"]The easiest way to do that is to simply look at the coins. You can do that by looking at pocket change - you'll get some unc or close to unc coins in change as well as worn ones. You can also do it by going to coin shows or dealer shops, and even by looking at pictures. But in all the years I've been involved with coins I've never seen actual cross sections anywhere. And there's really no set thing, they're all different. Sometimes it's by design, sometimes it's due to die wear, sometimes the time period, sometimes the denomination, etc etc etc. But as a general rule the edges of the raised portions of a coin will be sloped to a certain degree, and rounded, because they have to be. If they weren't sloped, they would stick to the dies when they were struck. Now if what you want to find out are what the high points of a given coin are, that you can find in specialty books - books written specifically about a given coin. Some of the more common ones like Morgans and Peace dollars and Lincoln cents, those you can find on various websites and even in some grading books.[/QUOTE]
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