what is the defects called

Is their any information on a die crack on this year penny.

 

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PMD

 

It's post mint damage. Something hit that coin while in circulation...it was not there when the coin was minted.

 

Even if it were part of the coin when minted, a hole like this would be a planchet defect, not a die crack. Die cracks are raised on the coin.

 

Hi, Omar! Welcome to the neighborhood!

The first thing you have to keep in mind when searching coins from circulation is that more things can happen to them during circulation (PMD) than can possibly happen to them during the minting process.

Chris

 

Welcome. This may help as well:

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It's hard to imagine that the coin was struck just in that area and that's the only damage it has in the front

 

Hard or not, that's what happened. You can see the damage on the rim as well.

 

Not at all! It doesn't take much to move the metal around. It doesn't take a sledgehammer to damage it. Take a look at the dings on the "9" and the "4". There is no damage to the surrounding fields. Would this mean it probably occurred during the minting process?

Chris

 

That's what I was thinking.

 

I think it's mint damage. The back looks good

 

What makes you think it was damaged at the mint and not in circulation?
Not that it really matters.

 

Morning the penny has no visual dents on the back side. The only thing that is noticeable is that break in the front.

 

Look at the rim just below the break

 

Yes sir, the rim pretty much proves it's damage. When you study how a coin is made, the fact that both the field devices and the rim are damaged in the same place really proves it didn't happen at the mint sir.

 

I'll send out to get tested or inspected

 

Thank you for you help.

 

Best of luck sir.