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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 2682284, member: 31773&quot;]They are related, but different things. Some dies wear through their life without incident, and these are described as: Stage A: EDS; Stage B: MDS; etc. But in general, this linear progression is not the norm. This is partly due to an important part of &quot;tear&quot;: the touch-up work done on the die, which produces scratches and gouges and such. Theoretically, even in Early Die State there can be many Stages. The &quot;tear&quot; due to striking coins can also be highly non-linear, and the die chips and cracks and such that are also part of Stage progression happen at unpredictable and irregular timings. Layer-on a clash or two and the Stage vs State progressions can be seen to be fairly independent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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