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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 3471067, member: 31773&quot;]Yes, the 1939-D. What you&#039;re looking for in VEDS is minimal signs of die wear, at least by my definition. Not sure I&#039;ve seen a formal definition. Ultimately the way I determine if the coins are VEDS is to look for features, generally micro-scratches, that are present in the completely unworn areas, and may start to fade in areas of high metal flow. If those features are still visible even in the higher flow areas, I call the coin VEDS. Once those early die features start to be obliterated by die wear, the coin moves into EDS. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of the earliest die state Cent I&#039;ve run across, a 1956-D. Notice the many micro-scratches are generally unimpeded across the suface of the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://easyzoom.com/image/124030" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://easyzoom.com/image/124030" rel="nofollow">https://easyzoom.com/image/124030</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And here&#039;s a 1955-S in similar condition:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://easyzoom.com/image/124996" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://easyzoom.com/image/124996" rel="nofollow">https://easyzoom.com/image/124996</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So while lathe lines are nice to see, they are much more prominent than the micro-scratches, which wear away much more quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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