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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KBBPLL, post: 8281922, member: 104064&quot;]The problem I see is that we are missing exact information. How thick and wide are the original blanks, and where do they measure the thickness of a finished coin (presumably at the rim)? You speculate that the difference between the thickness and therefore volume in the thinnest areas of a coin versus the rim &quot;doesn&#039;t <i>look</i> deep enough&quot; to account for 21%, but that&#039;s only speculation. We need to know the thickness and diameter of an unmilled, unstruck blank, and I can&#039;t easily find that information. The mint does state that &quot;they have a slightly different diameter, but the same thickness, as a finished coin&quot; which gives us a clue that the discrepancy is due to the diameter of the blanks, but I&#039;m not convinced that the thickness is <i>exactly </i>the same either. Metal has to flow into the raised areas, and that metal has to come from somewhere.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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