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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2118238, member: 19463&quot;]I would not say &#039;unable&#039; but it was not a priority most places.&nbsp; Coins were hammered rathered than slowly pressed and no retaining collar was used.&nbsp; If the hand held dies were not perfectly aligned, the coin would be out of round.&nbsp; Some mints were more careful than others.&nbsp; Some only cared how much metal was in the coin.&nbsp; </p><p>If you want more, visit my discussion on &#039;fabric&#039;:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fabric.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fabric.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fabric.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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