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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 4673656, member: 26302&quot;]Well, early Sasanian coins, made by his father, were known to have started off as hammered out older issues. As well, I have seen a medieval reenactor coiner hammer out pre 83 cents and strike them with new designs. Post 83 cents he says the copper flakes off the zinc. I think its a lot more doable than you think. Now, is it possible some were captured flans from the mint? Sure it would be. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reenactor I talked to said any metal can be hammered flatter and wider except for anything with nickel. Nickel is simply too brittle and will never broaden out as a flan, instead cracking. So you would be right all US coins except for cents this would never work for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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