The Mint still hasn't figured out trail dies
oldsubguru
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I kind of wait for this time of year to see if the U. S. Mint has finally figured out what trail dies are and a way to rid themselves of this pesky "little" variety die problem. Much to my regret the Mint is still clueless on what is going on. So, it appears that we are again stuck looking for trail dies in 2014.
Here is the LINK
BJ Neff
Here is the LINK
BJ Neff
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<< <i>Trial dies. >>
I don't get it.
<< <i>Trial dies. >>
No, I think he meant trails - just like the "wavy step" Lincolns. Something to do with the new presses, I forget the details and those wavy steps are too hard to see for me to care. This looks more interesting.
Here: Trails and Wavy Steps
As for trails being like minor machine doubling, I disagree. Some of these trail dies can be seen without the aid of magnification and that is an indication of a rather strong anomaly. Also, trails dies are a variety die while machine doubling is more of an error than anything else.
So... Which are these, and what is everyone doing with them? I see only a handful on eBay selling anywhere from $2-10 it seems.
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