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<p>[QUOTE="WFN, post: 3724347, member: 86967"]For early US coins, die cracks can occur in any die stage, and the cracks often get more severe in later die states.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the words of Chief Engraver Robert Scot, "From the same source of uncertain decision whereby the time executing the Dies cannot be ascertained, arises the same difficulty in determining how long they will last. Namely, the precariousness and uncertainty of hardening and tempering the Dies, whereby they are often lost without striking a single Coin..."</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of a 1795 T-19 half dollar that has a huge reverse die break as seen on all known examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]998475[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WFN, post: 3724347, member: 86967"]For early US coins, die cracks can occur in any die stage, and the cracks often get more severe in later die states. In the words of Chief Engraver Robert Scot, "From the same source of uncertain decision whereby the time executing the Dies cannot be ascertained, arises the same difficulty in determining how long they will last. Namely, the precariousness and uncertainty of hardening and tempering the Dies, whereby they are often lost without striking a single Coin..." Here is an example of a 1795 T-19 half dollar that has a huge reverse die break as seen on all known examples: [ATTACH=full]998475[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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