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JP324 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 12:11 am Hi guys, I realize this is a die chip, but is there something else going on here? Any info would be helpful. Thanks, Jay Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 12:26 am Sever die wear and an over use of the die. That happened a lot during the 1953-55 years. Even BU 1954 Coins look terrible. The die is chipping away from the devices and the result shows on your coin. Note the edges of the upper part of the IBE? Die wear removing the edges of the devices and field so they flow together. Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 08:12 am JP324, when I first found mine, I took pictures, traced the digets and tried everything to produce a doubled die or misplaced digit. No luck. Finally decided on a very interesting but just nicely placed chips. Same coin, believe yours is an earlier die state. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 09:01 am MorgansRmine: I think you have that backwards. Yours is earlier. Not the chip on the 5? Yours is small then the first image making your the earlier one. Wow what are the odds of finding a match of coins from the same die so quickly? Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 10:11 am Coop, help me out with the die states. As I look at the pictures, JP's chips appear to have sharper edges than the one I have. This gives me the impression mine was produced later and the die has more wear on it. Just starting to pay attention to die states, so any help will gladly be accepted. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 10:22 am Die wear is self destructive. When it starts it continues to spread the devices affected. Thus on later die states, more cracks/chips/breaks enlarge with continued use. When I look at the mark on the East side of the 5 in your image you see more sharpness than on the first image posted. Die wear tends to flow toward the rim. I'm thinking on preparing an image to show the differences, just haven't completed it yet. Still finding examples to put together. But the examples from you guy's die are probably the ugliest I've seen. But that is all part of the making coins for use everyday. Edited by coop 08/10/2008 10:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 08/10/2008 4:53 pm parklane64 looks at the pictures and sneaks up on JP324 and MorgansRmine and ties their shoelaces together. Report this Post to the Staff
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