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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 4909856, member: 114169&quot;]What&#039;s truly jaw dropping is the size of this particular piece.&nbsp;&nbsp; It wouldn&#039;t be a big deal to get this level of detail in a struck planchet that was 16&quot; in diameter or larger,&nbsp; although the effort would be admirable.</p><p><br /></p><p>What makes this piece astounding is that the dies were created around the time of our civil war without modern production techniques like laser or CNC engraving.&nbsp;&nbsp; Presumably,&nbsp; all this detail was created by hand into a die this size . . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>The subject piece is on the top.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>And folks fuss about full steps, full hair detail,&nbsp; full bell lines,&nbsp; or fully split bands . . . .</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Z</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1184683[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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