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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 917029, member: 4350&quot;]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>During that period,&nbsp; die making was not as sophisticated as it is today with respect to heating the dies to harden them.&nbsp; What they did was good but not &quot;that&quot; good<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As a result,&nbsp; it is not unusual to find three cent pieces and five cent pieces that were struck by dies with numerous cracks in them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is not much different in more recent days and I can think specifically of all the problems with dies cracking while 1983 cents were being struck.&nbsp; The reverses are often seen with die cracks from the &quot;corners&quot; of the Lincoln Memorial radiating toward the rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>On some coins, like the shield nickels and three cent pieces,&nbsp; it is almost not considered an error as it was acceptable to use the dies until they had no life left.&nbsp; Most collectors of three cent pieces look for examples without die cracks as they try to find coins with early die state strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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