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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 3004609, member: 24544&quot;]When you look at the fields of your coin what do you see?&nbsp; Do the fields appear to be struck by something that was very, very smooth, or by something which had a rough appearance?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As the die ages it develops flow lines, particularly on the fields.&nbsp; This is metal on the die being moved around from striking planchets.&nbsp; Your coin has quite a bit of texture in the fields which is a very good indicator of worn dies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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