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Posted 07/19/2022 2:45 pm
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True artist, whoever did that.
True artist, whoever did that.
There was a guy Al Stockton from Kentucky who used to do this work. He was VERY good but would always deliberately leave slight evidence to keep the coin from being sold as a problem free coin. He used to advertise in the Numismatist and Numismatic Scrapbook. He is retired now and his son took over the business. The company now goes by the name CRSSTOCKTON.
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Since blanks did not have their edges raised prior to striking in the 18th century in the U.S., the U.S. Mint produced blanks back then rather than planchets,
Since blanks did not have their edges raised prior to striking in the 18th century in the U.S., the U.S. Mint produced blanks back then rather than planchets,
The Castaining Machine used on the lettered edge coins has roughly the same effect as the upsetting mill. Forcing the blank between the edge dies set slightly closer together empressed the lettering and as a side effect thickened the edge forming the blank into a planchet.
As for the mint not being able to punch a hole in a planchet, they would be able to do so by the same method they used to punch blanks out of strip. All it would take is the properly sized punch and hole die underneath. If it did cause a slight cupping of the coin that would be flattened back out again during striking.
