Die crack?

The scratch, or crack, is kinda deep.. ish... could it just be a regular old scratch? Or a real mint error?

 

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No. That's a scratch. Damage.

 

Looks like a scratch to me . Notice the 2 ridges of displaced metal on either side of the scratch.

 

Scratch.. DEFDAM Definitely Damaged

 

You mentioned the answer. "Kinda deep". Die cracks cause raised surfaces on a coin. Scratches are recessed into the coin

 

It's a scratch and that means damaged.

 

Cool. Thanks.. didn't know that

 

Is this a die crack?

 

Opps it reposted

 

That looks like a Lamination Crack. That would be a Planchet flaw issue not a Die Issue. A Die Crack would be raised because the metal flows into the crack on the Die. A Lamination is like a peel on the Planchet and has nothing to do with the striking of the coin with a Die.

 

Also.. Try to start your own unique separate thread.

 

Just think it through. A crack on the die is going to look the opposite on the coin. On the die, it's going to be concave, just like that scratch, while on the coin, it's going to be the opposite, convex.