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<p>[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4872484, member: 114169"]You know I had the same thoughts for the longest time. Horribly weak strikes. I mean the IGWT is barely visible, and it's on the highest part of the die, the first to come into contact with the planchette. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then, contrast that with the absolutely amazing details on the top surface of the bell and the horizontal bell lines. Huge difference and those surfaces are the deepest surfaces in the die. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then finally look at the radius curved surfaces that LIBERTY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR, and THE SESQUICENTENNIAL is engraved in.</p><p><br /></p><p>My speculation is that<b> a lot</b> of pressure was needed to stamp these deep designs into the planchette resulting in extreme die wear, which only looks like weak strikes. Otherwise you wouldn't get any details on the highest parts of the bell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my two cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4872484, member: 114169"]You know I had the same thoughts for the longest time. Horribly weak strikes. I mean the IGWT is barely visible, and it's on the highest part of the die, the first to come into contact with the planchette. Then, contrast that with the absolutely amazing details on the top surface of the bell and the horizontal bell lines. Huge difference and those surfaces are the deepest surfaces in the die. Then finally look at the radius curved surfaces that LIBERTY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR, and THE SESQUICENTENNIAL is engraved in. My speculation is that[B] a lot[/B] of pressure was needed to stamp these deep designs into the planchette resulting in extreme die wear, which only looks like weak strikes. Otherwise you wouldn't get any details on the highest parts of the bell. Just my two cents. Z[/QUOTE]
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