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Speaking of rusted dies.....
Somewhere on this planet shouldn't there be coins with the rust stamped right into the metal? So the early 1900's mint worker shows up for work Monday morning and sits at his coin press. :( He dons all his safety gear, (back then there probably wasn't any) hits the press's green "ON" button, then sits down to take a sip of… -
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Coins struck from dies that had actually rusted are unusual. Most of what has been called "rust" can be attributed to spalling, and various other metal fatigue/ crystal failure reasons. For a recent article see the SLCC journal (Craig Sholley, John Dannreuther) discussing hydrogen embrittlement and related problems. -
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Thanks Barndog, Now I know what seriously rust dies do. -
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That's the Dan Holmes S-157 LDS state IV, with both dies with heavy rust. AU-50. You should show the rev. -
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There are a few notable varieties of large cent that display rusty dies. The S-157 being the first the comes to mind. -
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That's really a pretty extreme example. Thanks for posting Barndog. -
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