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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 378285, member: 6036&quot;]I suppose most overdate dies were modified after sinking / hardened / put into production. One way to prove it would be to look for identical die variety characteristics on the prior year specimen&#039;s obverse.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are cases where a die was created, never put into production, and the overdate created from the unused die.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One classic case is the <b>1802/1 $5</b>. There are no 1801 specimens, so all 1801 dies were virgin when overdated to make coins for 1802.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Was the 1801 $5 die was hardened before repunching ? Dunno. I&#039;m not sure there are any records, but perhaps some clues for those clever attribution types ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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