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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 107935, member: 1859&quot;]Bill is correct.&nbsp; This is a weak strike.&nbsp; It&#039;s wishful thinking to call it a &quot;die trial&quot; or a &quot;die adjustment strike&quot;, however.&nbsp; In the case of a simple, centered weak strike, it&#039;s impossible to assign cause.&nbsp; While it may be an escapee from a test run, it could just as easily represent weakness caused by spontaneous equipment malfunction during a press run.</p><p><br /></p><p>While some of the nicks are undoubtedly tumbling marks that were present on the unstruck planchet, an even greater number appear to be bag marks or circulation damage.&nbsp; A lot of the nicks are present in the field, where the striking pressure was highest and where you&#039;d expect the fewest nicks to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless of the cause of the weakness, and despite its scuffiness, it&#039;s a nice find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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