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<p>[QUOTE="harley bissell, post: 2947817, member: 88212"]In those days the mint tried to make do as best they could and save money for the taxpayers. That is why unused dies from previous years were reworked. Congress insisted that coins made in any year be dated that year. Older dies would be reworked so that you get those great over dates and over mint mark varieties. They would also use dies until they fell apart which is why we find so many die cracks, cuds and the ever popular shattered dies which appeared just before the die was taken out of service. Nowadays dies are removed as soon as any problem appears on the finished coins during the quality tests. If the problems are deemed minor they are allowed into circulation. If they are rated major the entire tub is destroyed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="harley bissell, post: 2947817, member: 88212"]In those days the mint tried to make do as best they could and save money for the taxpayers. That is why unused dies from previous years were reworked. Congress insisted that coins made in any year be dated that year. Older dies would be reworked so that you get those great over dates and over mint mark varieties. They would also use dies until they fell apart which is why we find so many die cracks, cuds and the ever popular shattered dies which appeared just before the die was taken out of service. Nowadays dies are removed as soon as any problem appears on the finished coins during the quality tests. If the problems are deemed minor they are allowed into circulation. If they are rated major the entire tub is destroyed.[/QUOTE]
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