Définition

• Die State.  A discernible stage of a production die from freshly cut and hardened, through stages of wear, diecracks, diebreaking, die clash (if any), and finally, rusting. Each of these stages would produce a struck piece showing evidence of the die's condition or deterioration. The term die state (as differing periods in a die's lifetime) is in contrast to die variety (each from a different die). Differing die states would also show advancing evidence of die wear. Once something happens to a die, it never returns to a previous die state – all deteriorating effects are cumulative. Thus it is an advanced numismatic study to determine the die state sequence of a particular die which is termed SEQUENCE EMISSION.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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