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