Jefferson Nickel 1950-D From BU Roll, Light Gold Toning But What's Going On With Die State?

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SomeGoodCents Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 10:15 am Pulled this from BU roll this morning, light gold hue but what's going on with the die state? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 10:19 am I see some ghosting plus evidence of die erosion. Is that what you are asking about? "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
SomeGoodCents Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 10:29 am Lines coming out from the rim particularly between God & We and overall flatness on monument. I assume it has something to do with die? I need some education on Die States. Heck I don't even know what the term ghosting means? Edited by SomeGoodCents 05/11/2023 1:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 11:07 am https://www.error-ref.com/?s=indirect+die+transfer Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 12:10 pm the cellulite look in the fields and softness of the lettering is indicative of die wear, still that's a high grade example, MS-64 nickels struck by fresh dies will have sharp lettering that looks like it was made via hammer and chisel Report this Post to the Staff
SomeGoodCents Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 12:45 pm Thanks for the link, copy all on ghosting. Die Deterioration equate to LDS or VLDS correct? Nick10 an anvil possibly involved also. I like that light gold color but I wish it was a blue flamer! Edited by SomeGoodCents 05/11/2023 1:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15475 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 2:51 pm It is indeed a very late die state coin. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19202 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 3:04 pm Very nice example of a (very) worn die. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19964 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 7:10 pm LDS, nice looking example IMO. 65 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 9:45 pm die state labels are somewhat subjective, for nickels I tend to reserve the very late label for grossly distorted ones, many examples of which the mint churned out during early to mid 1980s you can find many early die state examples among uncirculated War Nickels because their silver alloy was softer, and thus the dies did not wear as quickly Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18687 Posts	Posted 05/12/2023 3:49 pm MS64 LDS maybe VLDS Report this Post to the Staff
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