die state A readily identified point in the life of a coinage die. Often dies clash and are polished, crack, break, etc., resulting in different stages of the die. These are called die states.
Die state - A readily identified point in the life of a coinage die. Dies go through a lifecycle - clashing, being polished, cracking, breaking, etc. These are called die states.
die state: the status of a die relative to wear, breaks, and condition.
die state
The condition of a die at a specific time in its life.
die polish
Small raised lines in the field of a coin resulting from polishing of a die to remove chips, clash marks, etc.
die state
A specific point in the life of a coinage die.
die striations ...
die state
The condition of a die at a particular point in its life.
die polish ...
Early Die State MS66 1914/3 Buffalo Nickel by Heritage
Found Treasure: 1823/2 Quarter by Heritage
Mint Tour by Frank M. Zapushek ...
Unusual Die State
995 1848-D AU-50. Bright yellow gold with a hint of olive toning. Lustrous for the grade.
DIE STATE Distinct state in the life of a die. The die state will vary from new to unusable and may include different states of disrepair such as cracked, chipped, rusted, broken, etc.
Die StateDiscrete stage in the life history of a die, from new to worn, clashed, cracked, chipped, broken, and/or rusted.
Die State
The condition of a die at any given point in its life. Dies having less wear produce coins having sharper details.
Die Variety ...
Submitted by: Early die state specimen submitted by Robert H. Neff August 10, 2006. Submitted in mid die state by Colleen Prebish and Richard Helbig August 15, 2006. ...
G0396* 1960 Lucania, Heraklea: AR Didrachm
$225.00
Obv. -- Hd. of Athena r. in Corinthian helmet
Rev. Herakles stg. hldg. club & lion-skin
Sear G0396v: SNG ANS 86 late die state, oth. VF ...
The order in which die states are struck. Also, the die use sequence for a particular issue.
engraver
The person responsible for the design and/or punches used for a particular numismatic item.
Fully struck. Early die state with matte-like surfaces. Very attractive.
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1919-S MS-65RB ANACS ...
This piece was struck from dies that had already clashed and been lapped, or polished, equivalent to Bowers state II (and our consignor's die state III).
The top set of images is the mintmark from an 1882-O/S Morgan Dollar graded NGC AU55 VAM-3 Early Die State, while the lower set of images is the mintmark from an 1882-O/S graded ANACS AU55 VAM-3 (not EDS).
Other forms of particularization include: (7) population or census numbers, as in low-POP versus high-POP; (8) condition census; (9) die varieties; (10) die states within die varieties; ...
The terms "type," "variety" and "die state" are commonly encountered in the coin collecting community, so all are defined here. "Subtype," also defined, is encountered less frequently, but should be used more widely, Coin World staff believes.
Often dies clash and are polished, crack, break, etc., resulting in different stages of the die. These are called die states. Some coins have barely distinguishable die states, while others go through multiple distinctive ones.
There are three die states for BL 24 (A-C) and no listing for BL 27 (apparently that item was removed from the Charlton list after the numbering was finalized).
PROBLEM: The most trivial die varieties, repunched mint marks (RPMs), double dies, repunched dates and even die states command additional money and additional requirements on the part of the collector's knowledge.
Striking quality varies with die states, and dies were often used far beyond their prime. Many surviving coins show varying degrees of wear, and both mechanical damage and active corrosion readily attack the soft copper.
Many of the "doubled die" coins you see (struck after 1997) for sale are merely strike doubled (or MDD) coins and not worth a premium. This is especially true of the so called Doubled Die state quarter.
of plow, Very Fine, near perfect state of dies, both sides semi-glossy, light field porosity, dark orange, edge dent reverse at "NU", and small edge nick at below bottom right. Planchet defect in center obverse. Rare desirable horizontal die state ...
categories; (4) isolating toning from brilliance; (5) prooflike surface from luster; (6) determining provenance or pedigree; (7) population or census numbers, as in low pop versus high pop; (8) Condition Census; (9) die varieties; (10) die states ...
die crack A narrow fissure in the surface of a die; coins struck with such a die have a narrow raised line corresponding to the crack die erosion Wear on a die from use in the minting process die flow lines see flow lines die state ...
While some of the die descriptions in the Valentine half dime reference are vague and ambiguous, and it often appears that he was unaware of the distinction between die marriage and die state, ...
specimen: A coin struck from an early circulation die state, not intended for circulation
surface: The open fields of a coin
surface hairlines: Fine surface marks caused by other coins scraping against them ...
 See also: Coin, Struck, Revers, Reverse, Mint
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