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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tamaracian, post: 2053724, member: 23122&quot;]In the old days Dies were generally used until they literally fell apart, as evidenced by numerous Die Cracks, Die Breaks, and Cuds seen more frequently in certain series.&nbsp; If there was significant clashing, or a small Die Break at the edge of a Detail, the Mint might take a coarse file to the Die Face in an attempt to remove some metal and restore the Die to &quot;good&quot; service.&nbsp; I believe the tapering of some of the Lines is due to the initial contact with, or lifting of the file from, the Die Face during the stroke.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Could this Die have been once &quot;retired&quot; and defaced using a file like the OPs theory--and then put back into service?&nbsp; Yes, possibly.&nbsp; If that were the case I would expect to see a much more shallow Relief across all of the Obverse due to that much metal removal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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