There does not need to be a hump between the two strikes. There usually is a hump because the planchet is lighter, smaller and thinner. This is because most saddle struck coins are Cents, Nickels and Dimes. So the pressure from the dies buckle the planchet causing a hump.
Not the case with a saddle strike from Cent Dies on a struck Ike Dollar.
Agree. There's such a thing as "saddle strike without hump" or "flat saddle strike", even on cent planchets, so this is a known thing.
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Agree. There's such a thing as "saddle strike without hump" or "flat saddle strike", even on cent planchets, so this is a known thing.
Here's one that's pretty flat from Don Bonser.