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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 1323435, member: 1859&quot;]It&#039;s certainly looking promising.&nbsp; If those extra design elements are incuse (as they appear to be) then we&#039;re probably looking at a strike through a multi-struck fragment of metal.&nbsp; There&#039;s no reason that it couldn&#039;t have been supplemented by grease in certain areas.&nbsp; If a thin piece of metal is struck against a planchet, it molds itself to the recesses of the die face.&nbsp; The metal in those recesses is slightly thicker than the metal over the field since the effective striking pressure is lower in those recesses.&nbsp; If the metal becomes dislodged, those thicker areas are driven into the next planchet, creating normally-oriented, incuse elements.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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