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Technology to create Coronation medals/tokens etc

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Have always wondered is there a difference in technology used at the time to create pieces such as shown below?

they features and detail on these medals are always much more detailed than even proofs coins from this period.

Wondering if there is a reason for this and/or a different technology was used(ie not dies but something else)

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I don't think so. Medals tend to have greater detail because they are a commemorative piece with a story to tell. Currency coins are working objects where the main concern is to strike as many coins from a die, in which case too much detail is a hindrance because it fills. You are looking at the solutions to two different problems.

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