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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 24832633, member: 77413&quot;]Essentially I agree. I prefer the O to be full, so my coins are generally selected for their strike. Frankly, I am at a loss as to why this isn’t more important to the grading services, but I guess a lot of collectors like shiny things, even if that luster comes from using a worn die with flow lines and orange-peel surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think [USER=4920]@eddiespin[/USER] was on the mark, too. If you decrease the striking pressure, you can make the dies last longer. This is good for the mint’s budget. But it’s not so good for pushing the metal up into the die cavities. This would be independent of die state; a new die or an old die would both work the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s an early San Francisco reverse from 1911. Although the coin is dark and hard to see, I don’t see any flow lines or die wear in the photo. Yet, the O, PLU, and AME are all weak. It would seem strange to have a die worn in just these spots, but a strike with reduced pressure seems to explain it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1590262[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually the mint made the bust much more shallow, to the point where it almost looks caved in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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