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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 8272590, member: 84179"]Why?</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the mint, a press will strike 720 coins a minute. Current die life is approx. 275,000 dimes (I was unable to find the die life for quarters, but assume it's similar). That means a die wears out in approx 6 hours. </p><p><br /></p><p>Remember, the mint is a high volume manufacturer. They're tasked to make functional coins for circulation, not pristine. Why take the hit on downtime and yield when the die is still functional? Run time and yields are everything in these processes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 8272590, member: 84179"]Why? According to the mint, a press will strike 720 coins a minute. Current die life is approx. 275,000 dimes (I was unable to find the die life for quarters, but assume it's similar). That means a die wears out in approx 6 hours. Remember, the mint is a high volume manufacturer. They're tasked to make functional coins for circulation, not pristine. Why take the hit on downtime and yield when the die is still functional? Run time and yields are everything in these processes.[/QUOTE]
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