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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7696569, member: 24314&quot;]I started to read the link above but I&#039;m not going any further <b>for now</b> because I&#039;m not in the mood. Judging from this post on the first page it will be a complete waste of time with lots of &quot;misinformed opinions&quot; that will only confuse folks who read it.&nbsp; At first I would ROTFL and then become very angry at the state of numismatic education in this country.&nbsp; Perhaps Doug had a different way of defining an MS years ago to make a point after I stopped reading.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>Fact: An as struck coin is 100% mint state when it leaves the dies.</b></font>&nbsp; Learn it.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a very simple way to confirm the actual direction of metal flow that can be done at any facility with a die and a press.&nbsp;&nbsp; Prepare a planchet and paint colored rings 1mm wide From the rim inward for 1cm.&nbsp; then strike the planchet and see where the colors end up.&nbsp; An aluminum planchet with anodized colored rings should work even better.&nbsp; This would make a valuable addition to the story of the minting process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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