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Message:: [QUOTE="howards, post: 2576795, member: 299"]This is correct, but some people (me included) would say your terminology is slightly off.  But a lot of people do use the terminology the way you did. I may have posted this here before, but here is how I use terminology: Die state:  denotes how long the die has been in use.  This is determined by analysis of the microscopic flow lines on the coin. Die stage: denotes a visible change in a die (such as a crack). Using these definitions, it is perfectly possible for a coin to be an early die state but a later die stage (e.g., for a die that cracked soon after it was installed).  It's also possible for a coin to be a late die state but an early die stage (e.g., for a die that has been in service for a long time but never acquired any visible deterioration like a crack). I would have used the term "die stage" in your original comment.  Some people use "die stage" and "die state" interchangeably to mean the same thing, but I think one loses an important concept if one does that.[/QUOTE]