1953-S 1MM-004 And A Question About The Die Markers

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dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 07/27/2009 4:06 pm i am reasonably certain this is the 1953S 1MM-004, as compared the the photos on "coppercoins" site. however the die markers refered to are not present. could this imply that this may be an earlier die state that the ones photographed on his site. thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/27/2009 7:15 pm It is 1953S-1MM-004. Markers are only used to confirm die state. Some come and go (die scratches in the field/clashes that are polished away.) Some get worse (Die cracks/chips/breaks/die dots)Some reverses are changed out. But still a nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 07/28/2009 09:54 am Umm...markers are used to confirm the DIE. Die state is confirmed by looking at the die wear on the coin. To answer the initial post, yes it does mean that this coin could be an earlier die state than the coin photographed for the site. It also means it could be a later die state as well. The best way to tell is to evaluate the die state of the coin in the images, evaluate the die state of the coin you're holding, and figure out which was struck first. Report this Post to the Staff
dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 07/28/2009 10:21 am follow up question: could the coin in question (in this case, 1953S 1MM-004) be produced by more than one die pair, or are ALL 53S 1MM-004, made by the same die's, and this one be before (or after) the one photographed for the site, where the markers are present. thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/28/2009 11:33 am All RPMs are traceable to a unique die, you cannot have the exact same RPM on more than one die. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/28/2009 11:40 am I think dbrablec means obv rev die pairs.The obv with the rpm could have more than one rev. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/28/2009 1:33 pm In that case, yes, you could potentially have multiple reverse dies paired with an obv die that has an RPM Report this Post to the Staff
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