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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1285199, member: 26302&quot;]I know we disagree some on this subject Doug, but I would also point out that the extreme thinness of the flan also could lead to the doubling. When you strike a thicker coin the mass absorbs the blow. When you try to strike a extremely thin flan its extremely common for weakness to appear, and double striking to happen since the flan is not absorbing the force. Its actually a lot more work to stop the doubling than it is just to let the hammer double strike. With low value coins I am not sure the minters would be interested in creating more work for themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said, maybe they used both methods at times, but the absolutely easiest way to recreate these coins by far is to strike flat and then simply punch them into shape with a punch and a small cavity for the coin to form into.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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