Serial number sizes

[bill m]

Hi Ted,

I really do not know, as who knows when the number dies or acceptance dies were changed. I do not know how many they could do with each die, or if breakage was a problem. Naturally, when the die was "fresh", if would give a sharper image than it would when it was more "blunted", but the numbers I've observed have all be clear and distinct, but a few of the acceptance stamps, especially the 655 have not been that distinct on some. Whether this is due to worn dies, or poor application, or the general hardness of the gun at the receiver area, I'm not sure.