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<p>[QUOTE="Small Size, post: 2392663, member: 77924"]I read somewhere that these were likely true accidents, caused by failure to follow procedure when preparing a die press for a different denomination. Apparently with the equipment of the time, if an operator didn't remove both dies of the a previously struck denomination first, and instead for convenience sake replaced one, then cranked the press a half turn to get easier access to the other, a mixed denomination clash was likely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Small Size, post: 2392663, member: 77924"]I read somewhere that these were likely true accidents, caused by failure to follow procedure when preparing a die press for a different denomination. Apparently with the equipment of the time, if an operator didn't remove both dies of the a previously struck denomination first, and instead for convenience sake replaced one, then cranked the press a half turn to get easier access to the other, a mixed denomination clash was likely.[/QUOTE]
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