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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26210184, member: 101855&quot;]I am pretty much an Early Die State collector. I like sharp strikes and well defined design detail. If you are a die variety collector, die states, which is the study of die cracks, cuds, die rust, die senility and other forms of &quot;wear out&quot; can be the ban of your hobby. Collectors, especially those who are interested in early copper, love to line a set of die states. If it happens to be a rare variety, they can control the market for it, if they started early. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1804 C-6 half cent is famous for die cuds on the reverse. The specialists argue how many die states there are, but it&#039;s a lot, well over 10. The trouble is a few collectors can soak up a bunch of them leaving far less pieces for others. The 1804 C-6 is fairly common, an R-2, variety, but the die state collectors and make it look tough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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