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Strike depth vs detail

GaCoinGuyGaCoinGuy Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭✭
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Was looking at some older proof Jeffersons tonight and was startled when I held a 64 proof up next to a 92 proof......the new ones are very detailed, but the design seems real flat............I think I like the deeper strikes versus the detail. Your thoughts?
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  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    I agree 100%. Older detail coins rule!! image
    Glenn
  • melikecoinsmelikecoins Posts: 1,154 ✭✭
    All of the newer coins (90's - now) are flatter then they have been in the past.
    Compare any of them to the ones from the 80's.
    Glen
    I don't buy slabs I make them
  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    One look at a raw MS Oregon Trail makes one slobber for high relief coins again. I'm sorry, anyone out there got a napkin? image
    Glenn
  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    It is amazing what the engravers can do with a few shallow lines. The newer design details of the main elements remind me of a cartoon cariture. The design elements are actually almost flat.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.

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