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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 316579, member: 1859&quot;]I am only discussing one line of evidence among many that have been used to determine the nature and origin of the &quot;extra leaves&quot;.&nbsp; I have not presented any conclusion as to whether the &quot;extra leaves&quot; are intentional or accidental or when they appeared on the die.&nbsp; My only point is that die dents with pressure ridges are not unique to the &quot;low leaf&quot;.&nbsp; If the appearance of such pressure ridges is dependent on a die being in a softened state, then the die dent on the nickel indicates that softened dies awaiting final heat treatment can suffer damage.&nbsp; If the die was damaged while the die was in operation, it indicates that pressure ridges can form in hardened dies.&nbsp; Anyone who would see this as definitive evidence in support of any position is extrapolating beyond what the evidence will support.&nbsp; While everyone agrees that the &quot;extra leaves&quot; were punched into the dies (i.e., that they&#039;re die dents), there is uncertainty whether they were accidental or intentional.&nbsp; I don&#039;t pretend to know the answer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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