1963 D die crack both sides

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  1. DorkNerd

    DorkNerd Active Member

    Pictures... Back: Looks like it goes through then follows the wing and stops on C. IMG_20190403_003105714_HDR[1].jpg IMG_20190403_003238895_HDR[1].jpg IMG_20190403_003151242_HDR[1].jpg
    Front: Starts before lower part of bust and travels a little past the ribbon. IMG_20190403_003325583_HDR[1].jpg IMG_20190403_003350299_HDR[1].jpg
     
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  3. DorkNerd

    DorkNerd Active Member

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    Scrap everything about the reverse I said earlier. There are two cracks on the back. One goes from the R (Pluribus) to C (America) following the wing. The other starts from the U (United) and crosses the bottom of the wing and seems to stop.
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    There is no premium for Die Cracks that minor.
     
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  5. ken454

    ken454 Well-Known Member

    spend it..
    nvm.. add it too junk silver stack..
     
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  6. FooFighter

    FooFighter Just a Knucklehead Coin Hunter

    I'll try not to generalize too much here, but if you come across some pretty healthy die cracks and they seem to cruise underneath the devices that they encounter, is that a clear indication that it IS a die crack and not just a bad scratch? If it were a bad scratch you'd be able to see the line go up and over whatever letters or numbers as well, right?
     
  7. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    If a coin is scratched (say you took a key, or sharp object, & ran it across the coin) it would dig "into" the coin, likely removing or rearranging the metal.

    On the other hand, a "die crack" is in the die, so when the coin is struck, metal is pushed up, into the crack in the die, leaving a "raised" ridge on the coin.

    I've found the easiest way to observe this difference is not to look straight on, but at an angle, with a light source at an angle also. The difference then becomes easy to recognize.
     
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  8. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    Most of those are scratches and the others are die polish lines.
     
  9. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    If it's so small that you need to take close-up pictures like that, chances are it carries no premium in the market. Some of those lines are die polish marks. They are interting to note, but collectors don't pay premums for them very often.
     
  10. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    So small I can't see it.
     
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