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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 7900500, member: 66&quot;]You don&#039;t have the die, so you examine the coin which shows the result of gradual wearing of the die.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In some, but not all, cases in the 19th century the proof dies were used for business strikes after the die was retired from proof production.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some cases in the later half of the 20th century business strike and proof dies used slightly different hub designs and sometimes dies hubbed with the proof design were used (probably accidentally) for making business strikes.&nbsp; This happened with Franklin halves, Washington quarters, Roosevelt dimes and Lincoln cents. (The 1998,99, and 2000 WAM cents are the result of a die from a proof hub being used for business strikes). It is also where the Unc 1999 W 1/10 and 1/4 oz gold eagles came from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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