1854 Large One Cent - Die Cracks?...

Hi - here is my 1854 Large One Cent. You'll notice to the right of the neck on the obverse, there is what looks like a "W." At first, it looked like someone scratched in the letter "W." However, in real life, each part of the "W" looks like a raised ridge of metal, that has cracked along the top or side of each part of the "W" and has filled in with dirt.

Is this a die crack? If so does it add or subtract from the value? The 2026 Red Book doesn't mention anything about varieties for this coin.

Thanks!

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

It does looked raised but are you sure is a W? If you turn the coin 180* it could be an M . lol. At any rate I would consider it damage.

 

Definitely not a die crack, Grafiti.

 

When a coin is scratched, metal is moved to one or both sides of the scratch. After a bit of wear you get what we are seeing on the coin.