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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;juris klavins, post: 3105080, member: 76693&quot;]Modern United States coins (after 1964) are now minted in automated facilities. Planchets are transported throughout the mint facility on conveyor belts to be delivered to the coining presses.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the coin is struck&nbsp; it falls down a chute into a large collection bin. These bins can weigh thousands of pounds and are transported within the mint facility by forklifts and cranes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin bins are then dumped into a machine that counts and bags the coins. The bags are approximately 4 feet on each side and weigh thousands of pounds each.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They are known as &quot;ballistic bags&quot; and are moved throughout the facility by overhead cranes. Moving these heavy bags causes the coins to scrape and gouge the other coins during their transportation resulting in bag marks on the surface of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/bag-marks-definition-768409" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/bag-marks-definition-768409" rel="nofollow">https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/bag-marks-definition-768409</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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