1972 penny possi e die crack?

Is this a crack or just damage? Thanks for looking.

 

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Looks like a retained lamination. Wait for other responses. Could also be a really old scratch

 

Looks more like a scratch to me.

 

It looks like a scratch to me, too! I see metal pushed up along the edge.

Chris

 

Just seen the other line very faint above it starting on the right. Just above the long one.

 

You sure?? Not trying to say you wrong.

 

I am not sure of anything. And im not questioning anyone. I believe all of you. You guys have been very helpfull. Im about to inherit a very large collection and want to learn as much as i can.

 

@paddyman98 I thought this could be a scratch but noticed how there are two lines at first from far away looks like a scratch but I look closer and i just don't see it being a scratch

 

So I posted a 1909 that I was sure was a cracked die. Lessons learned from that told me that while it was a very unusual coin and maybe a lamination error, it wasn't a cracked die for the simple reason that cracked dies ALWAYS are raised.

As I look at this, I see PMD not anything that would indicate something that came from the mint. Not trying to burst a bubble, just putting in a bit of reality

 

for reference...great information related to what I thought was a die crack.

https://www.cointalk.com/posts/2521350/

 

looks like a strand of hair laying on the coin..as it looks like it goes over the rim and off the coin..

 

Same here.

 

@ken454 I really don't think it that. Can you see this ? From a far it looks like a scratch but close up to me it looks like a retained lamination

 

Man, idk why I am so dead set that this looks very much like a retained lamination with a lamination crack trailing behind it. I must be stupid or something lol that's a pretty big chunk of hair. And if it's a scratch idk what could scratch a perfect rectangular lifted copper lines. I'm wondering if anyone clicked and zoomed lol

 

Could be a strike-through, like a piece of hair ?
How about image, centering in on LIBERTY ...

 

Here you go @Rick Stachowski

 

Hopefully in the morning, we can get a good closeup of LIBERTY .

 

I am trying to ring his bells. Hopefully he didn't get rid of it. He should post more tomorrow

 

Ill be home in 2 hours. Ill try to post clearer pictures.

 

I'm with Ken & Idhair. You can see it go past the rim and over the material the coin is laying on. It's something lying on top of the coin.