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Message:: [QUOTE="Bill in Burl, post: 1526663, member: 23692"]You have to be able to see any tell-tale die cracks and slight letter repunching to tell which working die (and the approx population of that die out there) that your coin was struck from.  Rob Turner's website will help you track it down if you don'y have photos.  I have a problem with Brian (ICCS) putting "rotated dies" on that coin.... there has always been discussion about what is at the "bottom" of the 58/59 Obverse.  Is it when the "Canada" is centered or a spot that is half way between to V of Victoria and the A in Regina?  Also, the little bit that it possibly COULD be rotated is miniscule and certainly means nothing .. it actually could detract from a higher grade coin.  Anything less than 30 degrees shouldn't be mentioned.  Here is a portion of Rob Turner's website ... a presentation he made at the RCNA annual.  Even if you don't collect varieties, it tells you a great deal about numismatics, strikings, and what to look for:  <a href="http://www.victoriancent.com/uploads/8/3/9/9/8399962/calgary_presentation_pdf.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.victoriancent.com/uploads/8/3/9/9/8399962/calgary_presentation_pdf.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.victoriancent.com/uploads/8/3/9/9/8399962/calgary_presentation_pdf.pdf</a>[/QUOTE]