1989 P Roosevelt Dime Die Chips Or Just Die Deterioration?

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GBiscuits Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 10:52 am Hi All, two questions, same coin: Curious on what you all think this is. I'll see this strange I'll cal them them "Crows feet" lines on dimes Obverse near the eyes on occasion, this one if fairly pronounced. Is that Die Deterioration or over polishing? On the Reverse you can clearly see the same type of lines, but it looks like it led to some die chips or extra metal (they are not bubbles I tried depressing). Looks different than typical dime chips I find on dimes. What do you all think? Thanks, -GB Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 10:54 am Extreme die wear. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 10:55 am VLDS John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34411 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 11:20 am Yes a tired die develops these striations which are transferred on to the coins that are struck from it. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
GBiscuits Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 11:45 am Thanks guys! I found this article on Die state after reading your comments to learn more... I didn't realize how common VLDS technically is... but this does feel like an extreme example.... https://www.NGCcoin.com/boards/topi...-die-states/ Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 2:13 pm All dies that are not retired early, eventually get to look that bad. So if a coin is showing extreme die wear (VLDS) and it is in the highest amounts created by all dies, why would we save these? Edited by coop 10/24/2020 2:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GBiscuits Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 3:19 pm @coop I was thinking the same thing when I read that. Changed my mind a bit on what to save unless for education on super extreme examples... and of course now I know what that is when I see it. Thanks! -GB Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 3:26 pm I prefer the earlier die states. When you see images of them, they always seem to smile. Most of the time when someone has an EDS coin, they always assume it is a doubled die. Many times I've seen this happen on the forums. Report this Post to the Staff
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