Interesting link on how coins are made (I've never seent his one before)

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• commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭

  February 24, 2007 6:16AM

  
  
  -Paul

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• combatmailman Posts: 670

  February 24, 2007 6:21AM

  Very interesting thank you for the tour

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• Swampboy Posts: 13,111 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 24, 2007 6:36AM

  Cool.
  What's the name of the piece the dies are leaning against?

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• Rob790 Posts: 547 ✭

  February 24, 2007 6:42AM

  
  
  << <i>Cool.
  What's the name of the piece the dies are leaning against? >>
  
  
  That's a tungsten carbide collar that the coins are struck in.
  
  Rob

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