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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 747900, member: 9270&quot;]As I mentioned in another post, I am now <u>considering</u> doing an in-depth analysis of the coins from my birthyear (1941).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know enough to start by getting the best available resources that are in print. That will get me going on some of the varieties. The minor varieties I&#039;ll have to ID for myself (that&#039;s what this project would be all about).</p><p>But here&#039;s a couple questions that I don&#039;t know how to find the answers to:</p><p>1. How do I determine the number of obverse and reverse dies used to strike coins with the 1941 date (exact or best estimate)?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. My understanding is that mintmarks were applied by hand in 1941, therefore each die that bore the mintmark has the potential to be uniquely identified. Correct?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3. But dies that didn&#039;t receive the &quot;human touch&quot; will require deeper analysis. Do I understand these correctly?</p><p>master hub - unique within any one year</p><p>master dies - more than one in a year?</p><p>working hubs - several within one year (source of doubled dies)</p><p>working dies - many each year</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4. Are mintmarks that are applied by hand done to the &quot;working dies&quot;?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Answers to these questions will help me define the scope of the project.</p><p>Titles of publications or links to websites regarding my questions (and questions I&#039;m not smart enough yet to ask) will also be very helpful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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