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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 2756371, member: 68"]Probably some dies were reused to strike the coins on high speed presses but I don't know. The means of mounting them is probably the same and they didn't use many brand new dies to run off millions of these. </p><p><br /></p><p>The coins are distinctly different. The high speed Ikes have shallower relief and just look awful. The mint set quality coins are very nice and were struck at lower speeds and higher pressure by new dies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 2756371, member: 68"]Probably some dies were reused to strike the coins on high speed presses but I don't know. The means of mounting them is probably the same and they didn't use many brand new dies to run off millions of these. The coins are distinctly different. The high speed Ikes have shallower relief and just look awful. The mint set quality coins are very nice and were struck at lower speeds and higher pressure by new dies.[/QUOTE]
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