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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 2043629, member: 7638&quot;]How well the transfer process worked was very dependent on how the operator adjusted a number of settings on the transfer lathe, and the size of the stylus for instance.&nbsp; If under time pressure (which seemed a constant at the mint)&nbsp; the results might not be optimal. (Burdette discusses this in his book).&nbsp; Your question is a good one and deserves a lot of thought.&nbsp;&nbsp; For instance:&nbsp; were proof dies impressed using a different process from workaday dies?&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t know.&nbsp;&nbsp; A heck of a lot of things that were done at the mint, I think, were passed down by word of mouth and demonstration, in a master-apprentice sort of way, as a lot of these guys were artisans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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