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The E-Sylum: Volume 6, Number 53, December 16, 2003, Article 17 THE THIRD DIMENSION Joe Boling writes: "Reference your note about state quarter designs, "The third dimension of relief never comes into play." That's because the mint won't allow it. For years now they have designed coins with extremely flat relief, in the name of manufacturing efficiency. Look at how the dies for the half dollar were changed in the late 1980s (I don't have enough half dollars here to tell you what year the hub was changed) - the shield on the reverse went from having a conspicuously raised chief to having a very flat chief. Similarly with the cent - the relief is now so flat that a road kill coin has its date obliterated very quickly. The old bronze cents take a hard beating before becoming illegible (and it's not just because bronze is harder than zinc)." Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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