Question about Strike Quality, Low vs. High Production
JapanJohn
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I've recently received 2 medals from Daniel Carr, and just received a Liberty Dollar (yeah, I know). All three coins have REMARKABLE strike, detail, mirrors, frost.....you name it.
Sure some US coinage looks this good and you'd have to say all three of the coins I just referred to are proof type coins, but my goodness, why can't the mint do it like this?
I'm curious what kind of machinery is involved and if smaller in house equipment can produce a better strike than a heavy production machine? Are the dies used a totally different style? I can see I'll be needing to visit the mint next time I'm near D.C. to learn a thing or two. I went to the Denver mint when I was 16 but that was a whole lot of years ago. Can anyone shed any light on the types of equipment used and why the small facilites are cranking out incredible quality. Are the small shops using new state of the art computerized stuff and the mint using old heavy duty production stuff?
John
Sure some US coinage looks this good and you'd have to say all three of the coins I just referred to are proof type coins, but my goodness, why can't the mint do it like this?
I'm curious what kind of machinery is involved and if smaller in house equipment can produce a better strike than a heavy production machine? Are the dies used a totally different style? I can see I'll be needing to visit the mint next time I'm near D.C. to learn a thing or two. I went to the Denver mint when I was 16 but that was a whole lot of years ago. Can anyone shed any light on the types of equipment used and why the small facilites are cranking out incredible quality. Are the small shops using new state of the art computerized stuff and the mint using old heavy duty production stuff?
John
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