Definição

• Shattered Die.  A die subjected to pressure which it cannot sustain, as during setup, causing it to crack and break in a multitude of tiny fissures forming a network of cracks much like that of a broken auto windshield. A piece struck from such a die would exhibit a network of raised lines over the shattered area. An example is a U.S. large cent of 1794 obverse (Sheldon 23, Breen 7). See broken die.

  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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