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<p>[QUOTE="SensibleSal66, post: 5398715, member: 115232"]I don't know about the cello story but this all I've ever heard : It is believed that these coins were produced on an overnight shift where supervision was lacking and quality standards were not properly followed. Many coin presses run continuously without direct human supervision. Therefore, the press continued to manufacture error coins at the rate of almost 200 coins per minute.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SensibleSal66, post: 5398715, member: 115232"]I don't know about the cello story but this all I've ever heard : It is believed that these coins were produced on an overnight shift where supervision was lacking and quality standards were not properly followed. Many coin presses run continuously without direct human supervision. Therefore, the press continued to manufacture error coins at the rate of almost 200 coins per minute.[/QUOTE]
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