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One50 Valued Member United States 361 Posts	Posted 03/12/2015 10:42 pm I picked this up today for $3.00 I though it would be a fun addition to my WWII set. The coin must have been in an album as the Rev. is blazing. The Obv. is toned red/purple hue. The 42 has a little doubling going on. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 03/12/2015 11:24 pm You can see the dye flow towards the rim, I would say VLDS. Nice coin though. That is truly cool. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2015 02:31 am The same thing is going on with the 4. Die wear/deterioration. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/13/2015 06:54 am I agree with worn die. You could stretch the truth a bit and call it a poor mans doubled die John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 03/13/2015 10:20 am yep, VLDS as the exsperts have said! Report this Post to the Staff
One50 Valued Member United States 361 Posts	Posted 03/13/2015 9:09 pm So let me understand this. The grain you see in the field is the dye flow direction. Because you see the dye flow so well that makes this coin a VLDS. Because it's a VLDS the detail closer towards the rim gets a little goofy sometimes. Am I tracking with you? EDS coins will not show flow lines? Or at least very minimal. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/13/2015 9:13 pm All coins will show flow lines, but as dies wear you can begin seeing features begin to smear towards the rim. Flow lines become bolder. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2015 11:12 pm The die flow starts in the LDS die state and gets worse in VLDS. All other outside devices start to fall apart as well. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 03/14/2015 02:27 am boy oh boy I sure am getting an education! one50, at least it's a 42 D. Edited by CoinMasters 03/14/2015 02:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
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