OK,so I ordered a 2003 Silver proof set early enough to get the set with that incorrect certificate of authenticity,then after a LONG time,a letter of apology from the dept. of the Treasury and a new certificate.Now,after examining the Lincoln cent under magnification,an apparent die crack or flaw (you can see it from about the bottom corner of the memorial up to the "u").Lucky me
If it’s a die crack or chip than sweet. It could be a bubble then I’m sorry. Bubbles under the plating can subtract form the value. I have a few of those myself. I cant tell from the pic.
so die cracks are saught after??? dont mean for the apparently dumb qwuestion, but i am extremely new to the varieties arena...
While die cracks and other types of die damage and wear are common on business struck coins they are less common on proof coins do to the limited number of coins struck and Quality control. So yes it is worth a few dollars more.
happycobra, love that Halloween icon..good one. I can't tell what the cause of this flaw is.It seems to be a raised ridge but doesn't look like a crinkle in the layering.I'll look at it under a loupe. Daggar,I still don't know which kinds of die errors are just too common to be valuable and which ones add value.I know that doubling usually is a good thing.I doubt the little line on my cent would have any affect on it's value.
Looks like a die crack. Common place for them on Lincoln cents. As others have said, not as common on proofs.
I agree with you. I just got started, and after searching just a few hundred cents, i found almost 2 dozen Strike Doubles. From what i have found and heard, they are very common and considered more of damage then an error. I still pull them out as i look, and will keep them only because they look cool (maybe i could start a poor mans doubled die collection ). As for the other types of errors and damge, im with you , i just dont know yet.
