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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2542114, member: 8959&quot;]The 1811/09 Capped Bust Dimes show very good and dramatic examples of die progressions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Capped Bust Dimes were first minted in 1809. Rather than cutting new dies for the next year of dime production, 1811, the mint opted instead for using a leftover 1809 die, and modify the date. The digits 11 were thus punched over 09 resulting in the well known 1811/09 overdate. All 1811 dimes are overdates.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse die, however, soon began to deteriorate. In its most advanced state, the reverses show multiple cracks extending all over the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>1811/09 dimes showing no breaks are reported to be very rare. The majority of the 1811/09 dimes still extant show the extensive network of cracks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are 3 examples from my collection showing the die wear progression (sorry for the very poor last picture which shows all 3 coins). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]544892[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]544893[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]544894[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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