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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 148622, member: 705&quot;]Well you see when an planchet of the wrong metal goes into the wrong set of dies it is always smaller than the coin dies that will be struck on it.....like a quarter can&#039;t go into and be struck on dime dies....but a dime planchet can be struck with quarter dies.</p><p>Now when that planchet falls in there the collar of the die normal pop&#039;s up and holds the planchet inbetween the dies and such.....BUT it can&#039;t do that to a smaller planchet because the edge of the smaller planchet doesn&#039;t fit next to the collar it just fits loosey &lt;sp?&gt; in there---so when it is struck it spreeds out and therefore is larger than a normal coin....so a dime planchet might be the size of a cent...a nickel might be the size of a quarter (If struck in something like Half Dollar dies).</p><p><br /></p><p>That wasn&#039;t the best way I could have posted that but I&#039;m just learning myself...and I&#039;m running out the door <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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