I was wondering if anyone has seen this before? I believe it is a die crack. It is on a 1972 Lincoln Cent. On the reverse. Starts at the lower right of the "U" in UNITED and travels through the "N" (It does not interfere the the first leg of the "N", but is present on both sides) then goes to the bottom of the last part of the "N" and continues along the bottom of the "I" & "T". It then goes up the right side of the "T" and shoots out toward the top of the "E". The picture is a bit blurry. I took it through my 45X microscope loupe. I apologize for that. I will see if I can get a clearer shot later today. Need new batteries in my camera. Let me know what you think. Thank you for any and all opinions.
Thank you for the responses. I did not notice the crack in the first bay. Thank you for pointing that out. I'm just getting started in collecting coins. Not to concerned if a coin is valuable as of yet. Trying to learn what to look for with different varieties and the like. I have been searching boxes of Canadian pennies over the winter (Just finished box number 18) and have had a blast doing it. Learning alot and actually made a few dollars in the process. Latest finds are 1960D Lincoln Cent plugged 9, 1967 Canada Cent Double Date (Variety is listed http://coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?canadian_coins=1-cent-1965-2010), 1972 Die crack pictured in this thread, Several 1983's with die cracks on reverse and a 1983 with what looks to me like Doubling of the "TED" in UNITED. Not to mention 2 modern Canadian pennies that I have sold for a total of $270.00. Oldest penny so far US is 1917 and Canada 1937. Starting to get a nice collection of coins and having a lot of fun in the process. What reference material would be recommended for coin varieties? I would like to get my hands on some material to read and expand my knowledge base. Thank you all, Tim - cladhunter13
Try The Cherrypickers Guide, it shows some known errors and gives "values". I like it to learn the terminology and what is out there. Go on Google and type in coin error books, there are a few out there.
Cladhunter, Welcome to CT! Are you only interested in errors or sets as well? if going to collect more then errors definitely get the Red Book. It is a good source of major erros, and a price guide as well. Have you posted any finds in the roll searching section? Happy hunting. Regards, Stan
Thank you all for the info. This book is on my list to get. Thank you. The Red Book is also on my list of wants. I'm interested in coin collecting in general. I collect what catches my eye or holds my interest. Still to new to the hobby to make a decision on whether or not I want to stick to one aspect of the hobby or not yet. Just having a lot of fun along the way. Learning what and when I can. I have not as of yet but will check it out. Thank you for the suggestion.
