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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DoubleDiamond, post: 4789325, member: 114368&quot;]I get what you are saying. Thanks. It still doesn&#039;t stack up though as the reed marks are mostly apparent on the raised surfaces, and have even deformed along contours of the coin surface that the radius of a reeded coin could not possibly fit into. On the flat parts of the strike however the impressions are smaller and seem to have undergone compaction during the die stamping process. I openly admit that I need to know more about the striking processes, but on face value the coins clanging around together theory doesn&#039;t seem to cut the mustard. Even though the planchets would still be soft prior to being annealed, it would still be impossible for the edge radius of the coin to traverse and maintain contact with the topography of the coin&#039;s features. The spreading of the &quot;tread marks&quot; is also indicative of being deformed into the negative features of the coin die. To my mind at least.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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