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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3671491, member: 101855&quot;]Between 1932 and today, the technology goals of coin production have changed radically. In 1932 quarters were made to be used in the economy. Now they have use, but increasingly they are made for collectors because E-commerce is replacing them. Dies are now made shallower with less detail and relief so that they will last longer. </p><p><br /></p><p>There was a period in the 1980s and ‘90s when the mint tried to increase the amount of hair detail on Washington’s portrait. A fair number of collectors did not like it. They called it “spaghetti hair” so the mint backed off. </p><p><br /></p><p>Designs change, even if they were supposed to have remained the same on paper. If you ever get the chance, compare the modern Lincoln Cent portrait with the one in 1909. They are similar, not the same. They changed because the old tools (called master hubs) wore out and had to be replaced. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most collectors never notice this, but it makes the hobby more interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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