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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;collect4fun, post: 17249, member: 991&quot;]I have a die set for a 2003 Illinois quarter that I bought from the mint.&nbsp; On the COA it states the In Service Date: 12/16/2002, Number of Strikes:155,670 Retirement Date: 12/16/2002 and Reason for Retirement: Piece Out Engraving</p><p><br /></p><p>My questions are:</p><p><br /></p><p>what does &quot;piece out engraving&quot; mean?</p><p><br /></p><p>why put into service and retire die on same day?&nbsp; I imagine that there was a problem with the die&#039;s striking surface?</p><p><br /></p><p>Is the quarter that came with the set, made by this die or do they just put in any quarter?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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