2022 Wilma Mankiller

Die chips and one die crack

 

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who can see that well?

 

Click an image to zoom it. I can see the defects pretty well.

 

I think the pictures are clear. I even circled.
Plus I uploaded full images.

 

I think it is to straight to be a Die Crack. I would think it is more likely a Die Gouge.
A Crack should go over raised designs, and a Gouge will go under.

 

I also believe it’s too straight to be a crack. But something is going on and a die gouge is most likely. In other words the die was scratched and when struck the metal flows into that scratch and is raised on the coin being struck. Nice little die chips. Good find.

 

I found one more. Is this a die crack or die gouge? This is also a Wilma Mankiller.

 

Around his mouth

 

Around his mouth

 

Not a die crack. George has a booger.

 

Look at the nose

 

It is possibly a Struck Through Debris. If there is no raised metal on ether side on the anomality. It looks to be incuse into the coin. Maybe a thread or something similar. Photo is not really clear enough for an accurate determination.

 

I think that is just damage that happened after it left the mint. Looks to be imo

 

There is small die chips around the crack/gouge I can not get a better picture at this time to show.

 

The die chips are closer to the top lip but in the round area of his mouth

 

Then it almost seems to cut into the chin literally like a knife would cut into skin