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I remember seeing some dies a few years ago where there was a big "X" ground across the surface however you could still see the coin's design, but I don't know if you can still find some like that anymore.
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I have a die I bought years ago. I think it is a Lincoln Cent reverse die. The die face has been melted with a torch but a small area remains. I tried to get a closeup of the spot. I think it is the bottom of the T in CENT. The locating flat on the bottom is only on one side so the die cannot be put into the press 180 degrees off. Image:  Diecloseup.jpg55.54 KB Image: Diebottom1.jpg51.55 KB Image: Dieface1.jpg38.86 KB Image: Dieserialnum1.jpg94.08 KB |
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I bought a Illinois State Quarter one from a forum member on here a while back. Sorry, no pictures. |
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About the cent die, was that one of the 1968 release or is it newer?
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I don't really know. I bought it from The Coin Depot in the late 80's or early 90's. It was a Coin World add they ran. It could be a 1968 die. Is there anyway to check from the serial number? I always thought about that but never pursued it. |
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I don't know, all I know is that it is either 1968 or earlier, as after 1968 the mint acquired machines that file off the working face completely (like they do now). If it is a 1968 it WILL have an S in the serial, because all the 1968 dies released were from San Fransisco, although having an S DOES NOT by any means mean it was defiantly a 1968, as it could have been older.
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I didn't know that. Thanks for the great info.
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The ones mentioned that show the designs but have a large X cut all the way across them were dies from the 1996 Olympics. These dies are very expensive compared to the 1968's or the later dies with the full face ground off. The 68's and the later dies will cost around $50 when you can find them. The Olympic dies cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
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Quote: Amazon99 "I bought a Illinois State Quarter one from a forum member on here a while back. Sorry, no pictures." I believe I sold you that die. I still have a Tennessee quarter and a Massachusetts quarter die / coin set, if your interested.  |
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The 1968 obverse dies have no taper, reverse dies do.
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07/15/2008 12:32 pm
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Oh. Why didn't I know that?  |
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Yesterday, my P New Mexico die came. Will post pics when I have them. It appears the mint has changed their defacing again, though. This die appears to have had the face lathed off.
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Posted 07/12/2008 1:01 pm
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I have some pics of my Colorado die now, with a true "first strike" quarter next to it(the quarter included with the die is one of the first produced with that particular die). This is a reverse die and it is the state side of a quarter- note that all detail has been completely removed. One part has an alphanumeric code and the opposite side has a dot matrix code. There is also a flat notch on the shank of the die for proper positioning in the press. 
