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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2358088, member: 68&quot;]Post-1974 coins are flat chiefly because press speeds are so high there&#039;s no time to fill in deep designs.&nbsp; They&#039;ve been getting flater and flater since even before 1964 though.&nbsp; Part of the reason as well is the harder composition wears dies faster than the silver so less metal movement is beneficial. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are many reasons the hobby has developed as it has and lower relief is probably a very minor issue since people just quit collecting circulating coins in 1964/5.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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