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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2072369, member: 68&quot;]There is such a thing as VEDS or very early die state.&nbsp; These coins can be stunningly attractive as the die isn&#039;t even smoothed yet from repeated strikings. Every nuance of a die can sometimes be seen if it&#039;s new and well aligned.&nbsp; Cu/ ni clad wears the dies very rapidly so only about ten strikes normally show this die condition.&nbsp; Since dies for mint sets are swapped out after only 30,000 strikes it means about every 3,000th coin is in this condition.&nbsp; With ten coins per mint set figure you&#039;ll see one in about every 300th set.&nbsp; It&#039;s a little higher than this and cent dies make a few extra so every 250th set might be a good ball park but it also depends on how well you can spot the effect on the 11th or 15th coin from the die. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Silver wears dies much more gradually.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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