1952 penny error

I have a 1952 penny with either 2 long die cracks or would this be considered as a lamination error.

 

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I think it would be considered a lamination issue but not an error of any additional value.

 

Yep. I agree with it being a lamination issue; and, I would definitely keep it because it looks like it got smooshed down again instead of flaking or coming off. I like it a lot.

By the way....Welcome to CoinTalk @babygirl !

 

Those are die breaks. I am having a hard time seeing a lamination.

 

I'm with die breaks.

 

Thank you

 

I appreciate all of the knowledgeable feed back I'm learning

 

As far as I'm concerned, if @Pickin and Grinin says die breaks, then it's die breaks. I am by no means anywhere near even approaching the beginning of being an expert!!

 

Okydoky @Pickin and Grinin !! I stand corrected and educated. Thank you.
(It sure does look very similar - but admittedly not exactly like - a case we saw last week of lamination that got smooshed back onto the face of the coin).

 

I did a little search on http://cuds-on-coins.com/
This is considered a spike head.
Cohen calls it a retained interior die break and is labeled
SKH-1c-1952-02D the D is for the stage of die break before it became a cud. http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cent-spike-heads-1950-1959/

 

Wow nice to know

 

Yes, this helps me and thank you. I went looking for the thread I referred to. I remember @paddyman98 identified it for a new CT coin poster and I found it so interesting. Why i didn't star it or save it, I don't know. But I went looking through Paddyman98's posts for the last week, i only worked my way back to last Tuesday when I had to stop and do some work. I'll continue later and see if I can find it. I would like you to see it. @Pickin and Grinin

 

Love it! Like a lightning strike

 

@babygirl
I have noticed over the decades that many Wheat Cents have Lamination issues. Lamination cracks, peels and retained. As a matter of fact the majority of my Lamination Mint Errors in my collection are Wheat Cents. This is probably due to the way the material was made back then which created such issues. Many are minor and some could be very dramatic. But in my opinion since there are so many to be found it's really nothing major. To a new collector it's interesting though. Put it in a 2x2 holder and keep it safe.

 

I believe too those are from die cracks that widened and deepened over the use of the die.

 

Thank You

 

Thank you

 

Really nice pictures...what are you using to take them?...any special lighting?...Spark

 

Thank you No special lighting using a Celestron Micro Direct

 

Are you saying that you think this is a lamination?