Die
State
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Picture
|
Description
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Number in Ed's Collection
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Estimated
Number in other locations
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| F0 - Perfect, no
die break |
|
No die breaks of any kind; [not seen, if you have one, please let me
know ASAP!
|
0
|
no known perfect dies
|
F1 - Very Early
Die State (VEDS)
|
|
Key here is the 1-7 break.
At first, a very
minimal break shows - much thinner cud, progression. (Appears to start
at the 1-7, first thin, then thicker; most likely in the initial dies
used for production and quickly developed larger 1-7 cud and other
breaks and break expansion).
|
2
|
unknown
|
F2 - Early Die
State (EDS)
|
|
the
1-7 break is thicker - and perhaps a cud with the intersection of the
top of date break and the *13 to *9 break. The triangle (*1 to
half-way to *2) is weak, not fully formed
|
|
|
F3 - Middle Die
State (MDS)
|
|
The triangle (*1 to half-way to
*2) is fully formed and complete.
|
|
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F4- Late Die State
(LDS)
|
|
star #1 starts to break up and
form a small cud at the triangle
|
|
5
|
F5 - Terminal Die
State (TDS)
|
|
cud - star #1 to star #3 breaks
away
|
1
|
5
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