Die crack?

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  1. Scott White

    Scott White Active Member

    So I’ve tried to do a little research to figure out the marking on this cent...die crack?

    Thanks!
     

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  3. TheFinn

    TheFinn Well-Known Member

    Actually, it looks like a die scratch. Pretty serious one at that. Can you post an image of the entire obverse?
     
  4. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    Probably a linear plating blister on a copper plated zinc cent.
     
  5. goossen

    goossen Senior Member

    I find it interesting that the mint mark doesn’t seem to be affected
     
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  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    to strait to be a mis aligned clash.
    That is a linear plating blister as already said.
     
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  7. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    I'm in the "die scratch" group.
    Or possibly a "strike through".
    I can't see it being a die crack otherwise the MM would be cracked also.
    As for a "linear plating blister", I think the MM would also show some effect.
    The "D" is too clean.
     
  8. Scott White

    Scott White Active Member

    Yep...I’ll get one up later today.
     
  9. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    How would the die crack go through the loop in the D without just chipping all the way off and filling the D completely?
     
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  10. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    zincoln .. always expect the unexpected.

    linear plating blister .... you can see a couple more next to the 5.
    Can we see the entire coin front and back ? This really should be done first and foremost as usually the rest of the coin can also tell the story.
     
  11. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    That's where the possibility of it being a strike-through comes in.
     
  12. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    It's a zinc Cent and that is a linear plating blister.
     
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  13. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    I have found that several of the zinc coins have awkward anomalies. I have yet to find any of significant value other than face. Plating blister sounds right to me also, sorry.
     
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  14. Scott White

    Scott White Active Member

    No need to be sorry...I’m still early in the learning process!
     
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    Scott White Active Member

     

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  16. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Here's a die crack on a Washington Token I bought a few months ago. When I bought it I had no idea it had the die crack until I looked at it last week! Nice surprise for me! :D

    IMG_2828.JPG IMG_2832.JPG IMG_2827.JPG IMG_2830.JPG IMG_2829.JPG IMG_2831.JPG
     
  17. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Nope I think
     
  18. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Me also. I don’t know a lot but was wondering why. Good question. Thanks
     
  19. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Yeah. You made me laugh. Hear ya
     
  20. Silverpop

    Silverpop Well-Known Member

    the copper didn't bond well to the core and is now lifting up seen many of these in change seen some that have tiny bubbles on them then others have huge bubbles
     
  21. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Actually that is a further die deterioration issue, That is a shettered die. Withhout looking further it has four seperations on the die face. Split die face?
    @mikediamond
     
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