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Now to answer the question asked in this thread... Die state, the age of the die, can have an impact on grade, because in order to have lofty superlative GEM grades the details on the coin have to be… (View Post)

there are actually a number of different dies that have a weak "D", only three of them are known to have the "D" completely wear off before the die was retired. I was privy to exa… (View Post)

Wow! Thanks guys! **blush** (View Post)

<< <i>I do agree that this looks like Laura Fraser's work BUT, I've seen a drawing by Gilroy Roberts that looks exactly like this... Perhaps Fraser's design made it to the … (View Post)

Essentially what you have is an example of die fatigue, probably combined with overpolishing of the die. The redesign of the cent in 1969 left us with small, indistinct initials, which survived that … (View Post)