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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 8052799, member: 90692&quot;]Well, as far as sliding goes…the coin is locked into a collar, then struck, then kicked out of the press.&nbsp; Depending on the age of the die, the age of the collar, the angle the die is at at the moment of the strike…all of these can induce slippage but they are usually very minor amounts, from virtually zero slippage when the die set is new to greater and greater amounts as the die set ages.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t know how many coins per die set the Mint targets, but they push the limits quite frequently, and your coin is a good example.&nbsp; Anytime you see incomplete numerals, letters or design devices you should think of deterioration, and a shattered die is a catastrophic failure of a deteriorated die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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