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<p>[QUOTE="harley bissell, post: 3131604, member: 88212"]I don't know how true this is BUT I was told many years ago that periodically older coins were removed from circulation and examined for weight and purity. If they were within limits they were then lightly over struck with the current dies and if they were too worn to pass they were melted down for reuse. Since I have seen many examples of heavily worn ancient coins this must not have been a universal practice.</p><p>That factoid is worth at least what you just paid for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="harley bissell, post: 3131604, member: 88212"]I don't know how true this is BUT I was told many years ago that periodically older coins were removed from circulation and examined for weight and purity. If they were within limits they were then lightly over struck with the current dies and if they were too worn to pass they were melted down for reuse. Since I have seen many examples of heavily worn ancient coins this must not have been a universal practice. That factoid is worth at least what you just paid for it.[/QUOTE]
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