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<p>[QUOTE="justafarmer, post: 94901, member: 3926"]Just to give you an idea of the odds. The rule of thumb for die life is somewhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000 strikes. You mentioned 1956-D, the last time I checked NCADD has listed RPM #067 for 1956-D. Mint Records indicate 1,098,201,100 struck overall. </p><p><br /></p><p>(67*750,000)/1,098,201,100 = 4.6% or about 1 out of every 25. </p><p><br /></p><p>Add OMMs, Double Dies and other recognized varieties and errors to the mix - the odds go up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="justafarmer, post: 94901, member: 3926"]Just to give you an idea of the odds. The rule of thumb for die life is somewhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000 strikes. You mentioned 1956-D, the last time I checked NCADD has listed RPM #067 for 1956-D. Mint Records indicate 1,098,201,100 struck overall. (67*750,000)/1,098,201,100 = 4.6% or about 1 out of every 25. Add OMMs, Double Dies and other recognized varieties and errors to the mix - the odds go up.[/QUOTE]
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