Good after noonish all, got a Morgan with a recessed crack above eagles head going thru chest and tail feathers down to wreath leaves. Was the planchet damaged prior to the strike or just PMD? Chris? Dave? Anyone?
Thanks Chris, not that I've seen a billion coins, but this one has been a stumper for me. Usually when I find recessed cracks, there is some de-lam involved. There is none on this....... JR
That is one crazy die crack from the rim at the right wing tip to the L in dollar . Pretty neat cool find.
I've the feeling it's a planchet defect rather than a die crack. It would take a nasty crack indeed to be equally strong through the eagle's breast - the very lowest point of the reverse die - and this is an extensively-studied date for which one would certainly think a crack of this magnitude would have been discovered before this. It would be among the largest die cracks ever noted on a Morgan. As a planchet defect, it's reasonable to believe it would survive across the breast details.
I was thinking that the area between beek and breast was de-lamination. Looks quite dark and deep in that area.
Dave, I agree, it can't be a die issue (Break or Crack) I wish it was! I've looked and looked and can't find any signs of de-lamination as well. In some areas it does have a look of some strike-thru to the left and right of the crack. Very confusing but very interesting. Here's a pic of the OB just in case you guys want to help identify the VAM as well......
