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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2089864, member: 11786&quot;]I just acquired this <a href="http://indianvarieties.com/cents/1890-indian-head-penny/1890-qdo-001/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://indianvarieties.com/cents/1890-indian-head-penny/1890-qdo-001/" rel="nofollow">1890 QDO-001</a> (or Snow-1)--a <a href="http://doubleddie.com/203948.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/203948.html" rel="nofollow">class VI</a> quadrupled die that I&#039;ve been after for a long time. This example is mid-grade, but what&#039;s more important--it&#039;s an earlier die state that retains a lot of interesting detail in the legends.</p><p>The whole coin is an even brown with fairly even wear:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8643/15986657533_aa1e1934bd_h.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a closer look at the areas which are subjected to intense die deterioration in later grades. First, detail from a Heritage coin that looks to be a much later die state:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8619/16580581896_c29ac6009e_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This deterioration is largely absent on earlier die states like my coin--detail of rim:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8609/16605440451_caef8eab0a_z.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Clearly, there is also very little deterioration under the date, which suggests my coin is EDS. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8661/15984605324_798d3b630f_c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After comparing several coins of later die states, I noticed that the doubling on the legends is severely affected by die wear. Since legends are subject to a lot of metal flow, the details of the QDO are also worn, having the effect of enlarging the chunky serifs. No doubt, a lot of the subtle details are lost on later die states.&nbsp; So should later die states be priced less?&nbsp; I think so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for <b>the best part</b>: the markers of this quadrupled die. It took some very careful lighting to capture the doubling on the legends.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8622/16605755522_69272a6dfb_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8613/16580399056_4159c31fc4_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8607/16605756412_1a3276957d_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8598/15984201694_fe6977efa7_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8673/16607370435_d6cd309e1c_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/16420546869_7b332167f8_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8650/15984202534_0a6cfd9122_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One last detail: the date has something in the “0”. There is discussion this might be a 0/0, and I think that’s a strong possibility.&nbsp; Using an overlay of the 0 punched south, it appears to be a plausible explanation.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/16419363870_8a609d8297_b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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