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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 971811, member: 15199&quot;]No, think of the die as a shiny new tool, with very few marks on it. This is the Early Die State,&nbsp; but as it is used, it might get some clash marks, worn devices,etc. and the workers will try to polish the surface back for use, this we could call the middle die state ( so marks here that would not have been on the early die state), latermore wear, more damage , more polishing, will change the appearance, but most of the major marks of the MDS will still be present, but now more, so this might be called the Late Die State.</p><p><br /></p><p>So EDS might have marker 1, middle die state might have marker 1 &amp; 2, Late die state might have marker 1,2,&amp;3. So if a coin had marker 1 and 3, but not 2, then it would not be from this die.</p><p><br /></p><p>here is one of my favorite coins, 1960 D/D sm date / lg date,&nbsp; DDO with RPM-100</p><p><br /></p><p>In Early die state which are rare, there is only a die gouge across the shoulder of Lincoln. You can see it here on this photo, of a late die state, but the early marker will still be there:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/60ddo1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The middle die state has the shoulder gouge and,, a die gouge southwest of the 9, and the 6 appears &quot;unbroken&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/1960/1960d1do001m.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now a late die state has the shoulder ( which you can&#039;t see), the die gouge near the 9 and now notice the &quot;broken&quot; 6, chip.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/1960/1960d1do001l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So EDS = shoulder</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; MDS = shoulder and gouge near 9</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; LDS&nbsp; = shoulder, gouge near the 9, broken chipped 6.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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