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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3308135, member: 77814&quot;]Is die deterioration a gradual process?</p><p>Maybe it&#039;s gradual at the beginning but accelerates near the end?&nbsp; It&#039;s tool steel but it&#039;s banging at a thousand times a minute, a material that is getting damaged by hitting a new piece of metal each and every time.&nbsp; What the operating temperature of the die versus each new, cooler planchet?</p><p><br /></p><p>How many cents were produced in 2001 and how many dies were used at the various mints for that year?</p><p><br /></p><p>How do they inspect the dies and determine when to change them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you know how Zincolns differ from the previous cents and the inherent problems with the zinc core cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you aware that the Mint, first and foremost, produces coinage for commerce (for people to buy things) and really doesn&#039;t give a wazoo if the dies deteriorate to a critical stage.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want higher quality coins, buy uncirculated or proof sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>But these are the questions you should research .. it will help you come to (probably) a different conclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>ie, talk to someone that does metal stampings that has to be high quality and talk to them about the us mint coins, high speed rates and output and problems that you see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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