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    Quote Originally Posted by jfines69 View Post
    The RPM occurred when the mint worker was sitting there hitting the MM punch with a hammer into the working die and for whatever reason, such as eating a starburst and wondering how they get all that flavor in them , the worker double/triple taps the punch or moves it slightly causing more than one MM to show... Hope that helps a little!!!
    You are a nut Jim!!

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    The RPM occurred when the mint worker was sitting there hitting the MM punch with a hammer into the working die and for whatever reason, such as eating a starburst and wondering how they get all that flavor in them , the worker double/triple taps the punch or moves it slightly causing more than one MM to show... Hope that helps a little!!!
    I thought it was when they had "bring your kid to work day" at the mint and the worker handed the hammer to junior and said "give it a whack or two and try to get it near the date".

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    Quote Originally Posted by GrumpyEd View Post
    I thought it was when they had "bring your kid to work day" at the mint and the worker handed the hammer to junior and said "give it a whack or two and try to get it near the date".
    Jim
    (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by makecents View Post
    You are a nut Jim!!
    Since birth
    Jim
    (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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