Definition

• Blow.  The stroke of a press; a strike. Coins are struck with a single blow; proof coins are often struck with two blows (called double struck); high-relief medals are usually struck several blows (multiple struck).

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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