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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Niel, post: 368342, member: 13422&quot;]There was an article or two in Coin World when this was first announced. </p><p>The reason the mint is planning to produce these on a double thick 27mm planchet is so that the ultra high relief will strike up better without multiple hits in the coin presses.</p><p>My understanding is that when the mint was developing the Original Saints, they attempted a trial piece using a double thick $10 gold planchet and had great success in keeping the ultra high relief that St Gaudens sculpted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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