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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iGradeMS70, post: 1395955, member: 29109&quot;]This is caused by the over-use of dies. During the time of these coins&#039; production, dies were over-used, re-used, and recycled in an effort to save money and avoid the hastle of creating brand new dies. As dies age, and as they continue to strike coin after coin, the steel die&#039;s design eventually becomes distorted, begins to crack, and large portions of the die may even break off. These various die cracks, breaks, clashes, etc. are what Overton varieties are based off of, including various die states (age of die) and die marriages (pairings of certain dies and hubs).</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally speaking, the less &quot;stretching&quot; of design elements, the earlier the die state. And the more distortion visible, the later the die state.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Brian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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