Is This A Clash

Thank you, where can I learn more about dies? Such as: die wear, die cracks, clashes, Cuds

markj11 - read as many of the threads here as you can digest. There really is no better source to my knowledge.

grizzlybear706 - No. It's die wear.

that?

the die wear? Yes...die wear.

i guess with intelligence comes a big head

Heavy die transfer

When a die nears the end of its usefulness, often it exhibits the major central design of its opposing mate. This design is transferred from one die to the other through the striking of the coin metal. Alan Herbert gives this illustration: "The best example I can offer of this phenomenon is the toy which you've all seen which has five or six metal balls hanging in a row, touching each other. When you pull back the end ball and allow it to strike the row, it causes the ball at the far end to swing away from its neighbor. The same thing occurs with design transfer, the outline of the design being transferred from one die to the other." (Alan Herbert, Minting Varieties and Errors, fifth edition, New York: House of Collectibles, 1991, page 158). This variety is fairly common on the early wheat cents. It is often called the "ghost of Lincoln." The technical term for this is IMPD (Internal Metal Displacement Phenomenon).