I'm new to coin collecting so bear with me. This coin has two distinct lines going through it. On the obverse side it starts about ten o'clock, left side, and travels through her forehead then turns south through her ear, then a wide curve, through the "8" and ending at the edge of the coin. On the reverse side of the coin, a thick line starts at the "A" in America, goes left through the eagle's beak, then to the other side of the coin's edge. Neither line coinsides with the other. What have I got? Does it make the coin more valuable? Thanks in advance.
Morgan and Peace VAMs use die cracks to help identify die marriages, these would do the same for an 1812 half dollar, I would think. The value is relative, however, limited to how strong the die cracks and how strongly desired by a buyer.
I don’t believe you have a die crack on that coin. I think you have a die that minted this Half Dollar that was close to shattering. You have several die cracks on both sides of the coin, some of which are strong and in the same place. You have a die chip in the 8 on the date and you have the more common variety or the Large 8. You also have the more common two leaf variety. It’s in deer Cent shape so be sure to protect it. You do not have the overdate variety.
