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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 1807285, member: 4350&quot;]The only other thing that I can lay my hands on is not in print.&nbsp; It is from a personal interview with Mint staff when I toured the floor of the Philadelphia Mint in 1990.&nbsp; The press operator told me that they have instances of die clashes all the time and they barely pay any attention to them as they consider them normal.&nbsp; I was told that at the speed that the presses operate, they couldn&#039;t tell if a die clashed unless it broke.&nbsp; That seems like it&#039;s a normal part of the work day to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s as close to the Mint as I could get<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If I can find something written by the Mint , I&#039;ll post it but don&#039;t anyone hold their breaths.&nbsp; It&#039;s not a high priority as I can work from personal knowledge without too much trouble<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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