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tershaffer Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 11:51 pm Anyone know what causes this type of damage/markings? I've seen it on several nickels and pennies and decided to finally ask since it seems so common. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/18/2011 11:55 pm The nickel is a VLDS nickel. The lines you see in the field are die flow lines. A very tired and should have already been retired die. The marks on the head have die flow lines in it as well. Report this Post to the Staff
tershaffer Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 12:08 am Hey Coop, was wondering where you were. Thanks for the answer, what does VLDS stand for? Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 12:32 am copied from another post Quote: posted by coop VLDS = Very Late Die State LDS = Late Die State MDS = Mid Die State EDS = Early Die State. As the dies age, they start showing their age by details/field starting to flow together. This is not seen on the EDS examples As the dies start showing die flow they are leaving the MDS. Heavy die flow appears on LDS examples. In the VLDS die examples the devices/fields flow together like a snow drift. Report this Post to the Staff
tershaffer Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 12:36 am thanks fuzz Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 09:12 am Very Late Die State - or VLDS for short - comprises about 50% of the strikes from any normal die's life. It is identifiable by very soft details or some loss of detail, especially the outer edge of details, and very heavy flow lines radiating outward from the center region of the design. Report this Post to the Staff
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