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JRockCa Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 01/05/2008 2:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff

JRockCa Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 01/05/2008 3:13 pm Is this Die Deterioration again? Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/05/2008 3:16 pm Yep....As a die continually pounds out coins, the sharp edges of the lettering on the die is worn away around the edges and results in areas around the letters that have a spread out look. This look around the edges of the lettering on a struck coin tells us that the die is worn. It happens a lot on nickel and nickel clad coins, like dimes, quarters, and halves. It can be seen on all denominations as a die wears out. Edited by foundinrolls 01/05/2008 3:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/05/2008 3:26 pm Looks like a nice example of die wear! Report this Post to the Staff
JRockCa Valued Member United States 146 Posts	Posted 01/05/2008 3:32 pm is it valuable at all? Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/05/2008 8:52 pm No...It has no value. In fact, it would have less value to an experienced collector as it is struck from what we call a late state die. Collectors look for coins with good strike characteristics and that includes coins struck by dies that are less worn. We call the stages "Early Die State", "Mid Die State" and "Late Die State". There are some intermediate designations that might be described as "Mid to Late Die State", for example. Usually an Early Die State coin has a better strike with details as close to what was intended to be on the coin. PS: Some folks say Die Stage for Die State, I'm not sure which is better but you may here both. Edited by foundinrolls 01/05/2008 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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