What Is It Called When Your Lettering Blends With The Band?

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Typhon New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 10:53 am What is it called when your lettering blends with the band? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 11:08 am I think what you mean is the devices blending in to the edge? Indication of a VLDS (Very Late Die State). As a die ages the devices tend to flow toward the rim. Or, it is slightly MAD (Miss Aligned Die). Hard to say from your pics.... Report this Post to the Staff
Typhon New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 11:19 am Thank you. I'll try to take a better picture. Its the area that says "in god we trust". Each of the top part of the lettering is touching the outer edge, and blended into it. Report this Post to the Staff
Typhon New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 11:29 am Here's a better picture. Just curious, thanks for your time. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 11:39 am Generally it would just be circulation wear but the 1968 was know for this because of the way the dies were made. The mint made changes to the design of the dies to fix this design flaw. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 2:51 pm The master dies were worn out and the 1969 they made the new master die. (Without the last two digits That were added each year until 1983? What I read somewhere.) Report this Post to the Staff
Dar Pillar of the Community United States 1476 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 3:43 pm Also, weren't both the lower bust and the edge lettering moved further away from the edge as well? (68-69) Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 5:26 pm Mildly affected Dryer Coins also have this characteristic. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/20/2015 6:56 pm The big difference is that they left the mint looking like that in the millions. That year. So it is very common. Report this Post to the Staff
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