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LilBlue New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 07/06/2008 3:40 pm Hi all, I've seen some comments lately referring to "late die state". What exactly does this mean? Report this Post to the Staff

foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 07/06/2008 4:16 pm Hi, This refers to the condition of a die used to strike coins and the progression of the deterioration of the die itself. Basically, the more coins struck by a die, the more worn the die becomes. So there are phrases, like Early Die State, Middle Die State, Late Die State and some combinations thereof that are applied when describing the appearance of a coin that was struck. You may see the initials used. EDS, MDS and LDS. I hope that Helps a little, Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 07/06/2008 4:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
LilBlue New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 08/05/2008 10:09 am Thanks, Bill. I always wondered what those initials stood for when I saw them on coppercoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/05/2008 6:16 pm I am always happy to help:-) Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/06/2008 08:56 am There is also a VLDS (Very Late Die State) also. On these coins you see the fields/devices snowdrifting because of the extreme die wear. Some years are very bad for this the 1953-55 era is probably the most known. Click on image to get a better view. This coin is not worn, it is a BU. Edited by coop 08/06/2008 08:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
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