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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KurtS, post: 2112664, member: 11786&quot;]Just for fun, I decided to shoot this small coin from British India for absolute details. It&#039;s smaller than a US dime, but the detail is pretty spectacular. You can see a large retained die break on the obverse, another corresponding break on the reverse. This coin shows little circulation, but a lot of die wear! It&#039;s a good example of how long these dies were used to mint--to the point of failure. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the retained obverse break has sunk slightly into the die, explaining the weak &quot;KING&quot; in the legends and a corresponding weak leaf on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>click if you want to see how detailed this picture gets.</i> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7605/16732768809_40fd139972_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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