Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 927645, member: 11521&quot;]As I stated above, it is my understanding that the Mint no longer sells defaced dies. The Mint defaced the dies (ground down the end) before they knew the Chinese were using their dies.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When the Mint sold defaced dies they ground off the business end of the die so it could not be used to strike State Quarters (or whatever coin the die was used for). When they ground it down they left a very rough surface. The Chinese would then take that ground-down die and grind it further so it had a smooth surface (somewhat like using sandpaper where you use finer and finer grit sandpaper to get a smooth surface). Once they got the die surface smooth the Chinese counterfeiters would use laser etching to create a new die.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope this clears things up for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in