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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 463333, member: 4350&quot;]No,&nbsp; the mint does not tumble coins after they are minted to dull the edges.</p><p><br /></p><p>They do have a washing process and in the case of dollar coins a burnishing process that does tumble the planchets before they are struck into coins.&nbsp; It is done for a short period of time as a way to clean impurities from the surfaces of the planchets and to polish them up a little bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not done to a point where it would damage the planchets as that would be counterproductive.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Frank...Anyone is welcome to try to spoon a clad coin.&nbsp; If they do it to prove me wrong,&nbsp; it still doesn&#039;t change what the facts are about these coins now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also,&nbsp; it would still take so long that the person would either give up or die trying<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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