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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 2964128, member: 78298"]When I heard the cleaning crew theory, I liked it. I used to work with coated glass.</p><p>And there were times they would take the machine apart and clean it out. I would use a vacation day. But, when I got stuck doing it, pieces would end up in the oddest places. I am sure these copper planchets can bounce and roll, and when you are doing mass production at high speeds, these things are going to end up in all kinds of crevices inside the machine. Even, years later you can find one stuck in a weird place and just toss it in a bin. (Explaining the late 80's early 90's cent struck on copper planchet.)</p><p>I imagine someone will find another 1982-D small date copper. But what people don't realize is the sheer numbers involved. You could look for this for 30 years and never find one, even if there is one floating out there in the coinoverse. In fact, it is most likely that anyone searching for one of these things, never finds it. I'm not being negative, that's just the reality when you are dealing with 1 in billions (or 0 in billions) odds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 2964128, member: 78298"]When I heard the cleaning crew theory, I liked it. I used to work with coated glass. And there were times they would take the machine apart and clean it out. I would use a vacation day. But, when I got stuck doing it, pieces would end up in the oddest places. I am sure these copper planchets can bounce and roll, and when you are doing mass production at high speeds, these things are going to end up in all kinds of crevices inside the machine. Even, years later you can find one stuck in a weird place and just toss it in a bin. (Explaining the late 80's early 90's cent struck on copper planchet.) I imagine someone will find another 1982-D small date copper. But what people don't realize is the sheer numbers involved. You could look for this for 30 years and never find one, even if there is one floating out there in the coinoverse. In fact, it is most likely that anyone searching for one of these things, never finds it. I'm not being negative, that's just the reality when you are dealing with 1 in billions (or 0 in billions) odds.[/QUOTE]
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