I came across this the other day at a yard sale. It was in a cracked up slab the was "graded" by a company I never heard of and after a search on Google found out it's what you call basement slabber. So I picked it up as well as a few other coins mainly because of the condition. But after pulling it out of the slab and shining it up a little bit I noticed an odd line on JFK's neck. Running from the front or throat side of neck all the way to the back. It's not a scratch or anything like that from what I can tell. Would I be right in calling this a die break or am I seeing something that isn't there or is something different?
Normally I would never but water and dust had gotten into the cracked slab. And the dust dried onto the surface of the coin. It was nothing more than a quick wipe off with a Terry cloth towel.
Not a die crack. Part of the design. Most prominent in the mid 90s production.. IMO. Others will add more...
It is part of the design. Than god that is not a rare coin that you ruined. Dont clean your coins people.
You can wash with liquid dish soap and water, rinse with distilled water, then PAT dry with a sodt cotton cloth. NEVER, EVER RUB!!!
Believe it or not, for many coins that's more than enough to damage and/or ruin them. Just something to keep in mind down the road. And welcome to the forum.
As folks have said. a soak in distilled water, or a quick dip in acetone would have been perfectly acceptable. Good one @JCro57
Hi. I enlarged the pictures and I'm thinking possible planchet flaw. Hard to determine by the pictures if it is a laminated planchet or struck through or as you mention a die crack. Too small of a file size to enhance better. Definitely not the normal Kennedy strike when I compared your pictures with my Kennedy coins. Please don't clean coins. If you are tempted to clean, acetone bath or glass cleaner and wash under hot water. Then pat dry.
