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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 957194, member: 15199&quot;]Generally not unless the degree is extreme. The die that stamps the coin has the date cut into the die so they leave a raised date on the coin. As the die wears through over-use, common in the 50s and 60s, the edges of the cut date erode or break off. Look at the &quot;9&quot; , in order to make it with the flat area in the loop of it, the die has to have a piece of die steel the size of the inner loop punch the copper flat there. That small piece of steel wears easier and eventually may break off entirely, so the whole loop of the &quot;9&quot; on a coin is filled.</p><p><br /></p><p>The photo of the 82 is interesting, as black-dog mentioned, so a better photo of that might be useful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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