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coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 2:06 pm This subject comes up from time to time. The die age and show die wear like we do when we get old. The die starts in EDS (Early Die State) and makes a few coins and progresses to the next die state MDS (Mid Die State). Then it strike many more coins and it progresses to LDS (Late Die State). Then when it is ready for retirement, it reaches the VLDS (Very Late Die State). Each of these die states progress after coins are struck. Here is an idea of how many it will strike. But moving on to today's discussion, the VLDS die state coins. I found a quarter on my desk that I was saving for the State Quarter series in a 2X2 and noticed a large amount of die wear on this coin. So I thought I would share images of this one coin. I started out just with the reverse, then before putting it away, I niced the obverse was just as interesting. so here we go: Note how the die wear affects the devices as the devices looks their shape from the original state the die started out with. So when buying a coin, look for earlier die state coins. Varieties will show fresher doubling, nice looking fields and the coin will smile when you take images of it. So look closer and get the right coin the first time. Report this Post to the Staff

Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 2:19 pm Excellent information. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 2:33 pm Outstanding tutorial. You're an asset to this community. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3330 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 2:38 pm Thank you! Very helpful! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 2:53 pm Exceptionally well done. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga3375 Valued Member United States 90 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 3:16 pm I always learn something from your pictures. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 3:26 pm Fantastic, "show and tell." Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 4:21 pm Thanks guys. By the way the coin has no premium. Just a product of cheap dies. It was one of those scratch your head moments when you realize you have a BU dud coin. LOL Report this Post to the Staff
Chriscoinz Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 4:33 pm Wow. Learn something ev'ry day. Report this Post to the Staff
coin_kid Valued Member United States 381 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 4:53 pm Very helpful! Thanks for showing us! Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3330 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 5:03 pm Quote: The die age and show die wear like we do when we get old. Thanks, coop. You have given me some new language to describe myself! I'll just say I have "die wear" from now on. Report this Post to the Staff
kurdlezuit Pillar of the Community United States 1034 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 12:27 am Good info, as usual. Thanks Coop Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 11:51 am Quote: Outstanding tutorial. You're an asset to this community. Absolutely Exceptional! Thank you for putting this together. Edited by CopperCastle 01/23/2015 12:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 12:02 pm Thanks again. I used a different method to create the images. I made the first one, then moved the images onto a duplicate of the first one. I changed the word "Date" to "Device" then moved new images onto the duplicate. Making all 9 pretty much from the same original image. That way there were all alike with a different image in each image. I make the width the same size after editing and moved it onto the framework, then erased the extra height to make them fit into the window. The one with AMERICA, is one I didn't get cropped correctly on the top of the image, but I left it so I could show how I made the images many times in a row without having to put all the lettering/borders/bars on them. I noticed the problem on the next one and fixed it and continued on. I decided to show how I created my images in a different thread. So look for it. Enjoy Edited by coop 01/23/2015 2:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 6:44 pm Enjoyed both threads, awesome job Coop. Great pointers in the images thread too. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/23/2016 1:55 pm Coopthread= Added this to make searching easier. Edited by coop 07/23/2016 2:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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