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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2438220, member: 4781&quot;]The US Mint was able to produce Winged Liberty Head dimes with full bands in 1916-1945. The original sculpture had full split bands. Their Janvier reduction lathe was able to transfer that detail from the sculpt to the master hubs. And that detail subsequently transferred ok from the master hubs to the master dies, then working hubs, then working dies, and then to many (but not all) of the struck coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The US Mint&#039;s 2016 gold dime does not have full split bands because that detail was never present in their 2016 sculpt</b>. I do not know why the US Mint chose not to have the full split bands. There is no technical issue preventing it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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