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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 1878827, member: 307&quot;]The designation is all about how sharp the strike is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nickels are notoriously poorly struck for a number of reasons, among the most important being that the metal is hard and so the Mint has to use extra force to strike them, but they balance strike quality with die life because if they strike the dies too hard, they won&#039;t last.</p><p><br /></p><p>Something that I would imagine most don&#039;t know is that nickel dies are also spaced a little bit farther apart than most other coins to alleviate the problem of &quot;finning&quot; the planchets. This also creates weaker strikes as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>This may be the reason that nickel collectors are so crazy about the strike of their coins. It means everything in relation of quality[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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