1980 D Lincoln Cent In Very Late Die State (Die Deterioration)

I just wanted to share this for educational purposes only. This would be a great post for starters. This coin is in a Very Late Die State because of all of the mushiness and what we call die flow lines. Die flow lines are these little lines that go outwards to the edge of the die when the die starts to age. As the die starts to age, the die starts to slowly break down over time ( Die Deterioration also known as Die Attrition). Eventually, failures start to happen such as Die Breaks, Die Cracks, Broken Die Posts, Die Clashes, and Die Chips. Die states help tell what state (condition) the die was in when it struck the coin. There are 4 different types of states. Early Die State, Mid Die State, Late Die State and the very last is Very Late Die State. This is all normal wear and tear on the die and doesn't carry any value over face value. This die was at the end of its life when this coin was struck as you can tell by the outward stretching of the letters. All credit goes to Coop, Crazyb0, and CoinMasters for creating the images that I'm going to use. I hope this will help you out. Thank you guys for educating me as well!