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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2085520, member: 112&quot;]Here&#039;s just one of the problems I have with that having been caused by a rusty die. Look at there where bumps are, they surround the TED and S. And they are on the fields, but not on the letters. And on a die the fields are the high points and the letters are low points. And where would water or moisture gather and sit so that the die would rust ? Well I sure don&#039;t think it would be a high point, not one in that close of a proximity to several low points. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a picture of a US coin that was struck with a rusty die, look at where the bumps and pits are - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/lot-image.zx?saleNo=1159&amp;lotNo=7812&amp;lotIdNo=16030&amp;inventoryNo=0&amp;id=6882143" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/c/lot-image.zx?saleNo=1159&amp;lotNo=7812&amp;lotIdNo=16030&amp;inventoryNo=0&amp;id=6882143" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/c/lot-image.zx?saleNo=1159&amp;lotNo=7812&amp;lotIdNo=16030&amp;inventoryNo=0&amp;id=6882143</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And it is described as such here - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-half-dollars/half-dollars/1849-o-50c-surface-damage-pcgs-genuine-we-believe-the-pitting-on-the-obverse-that-likely-prompted-pcgs-to-state-su/a/1159-7812.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-half-dollars/half-dollars/1849-o-50c-surface-damage-pcgs-genuine-we-believe-the-pitting-on-the-obverse-that-likely-prompted-pcgs-to-state-su/a/1159-7812.s" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-half-dollars/half-dollars/1849-o-50c-surface-damage-pcgs-genuine-we-believe-the-pitting-on-the-obverse-that-likely-prompted-pcgs-to-state-su/a/1159-7812.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That said it&#039;s pretty unusual to find US coins, other than early coinage, struck with rusty dies. And rarely one that was struck in the 1900&#039;s. But I have never seen a Walker that was, not even one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Could this be one ? Yeah, it&#039;s possible. But coins struck with rusty dies have a peculiar and specific look, and this just aint it. And given the above, the location of the bumps, I&#039;m having a hard time understanding it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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