I guess it's experience with other coins struck on rusty dies.
It helps when the coin is BU. The granular surfaces suggest to me there was rust damage to the die.
It's just a guess of course, since I didn't see it struck.
It helps when the coin is BU. The granular surfaces suggest to me there was rust damage to the die.
It's just a guess of course, since I didn't see it struck.




















