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<p>[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3697748, member: 99642"]I don't see any doubling anywhere, but I do see what could very well be die cracks.</p><p>One on the front. One on the back.</p><p>The one on the front is the line on Abe's head that you mention. Can you tell if it is raised above the surrounding metal? From the photo, it looks like it is. If it is not, if it is into the metal, then it is just a scratch. All of the rest of the marks on the front are just damage, including under the 9.</p><p>On the reverse, there appears to be a very thin die crack running across the upper right corner of the building, into the field, across the leg of the R, and all the way to the rim.</p><p>Again the question, is it raised or is it incised? That's the difference between a die crack and a scratch. It looks like a die crack to me. There is no other thing of note on the reverse except for a weird circle around one end of the first S in STATES. I only bring it up because of it's circularity and it being centered around the end of that S. I doubt if it is anything from the mint, or, in fact, anything at all. It's just weird. It could be zinc rot.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for value, that's mostly determined by you. How much do you like the coin? Do you have any other coins with die cracks? If not, maybe you should keep it as an example of a die crack. If it is a die crack, then it is a genuine mint error. Do you have any other genuine mint errors? If not, keep it for that reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for monetary value, you are not rich yet. As alurid said, it is too plain and common of an error to be worth much if anything. If you were to offer it on eBay, someone who collects die cracks or doesn't have a die crack might pay a couple of bucks for it, but then, maybe not. Remember on eBay there's always fees to consider, so that might end up being a wash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would just put it in a flip, label it, and keep it, and consider this find as just.......Another Step on the Path to Numismatic Enlightenment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3697748, member: 99642"]I don't see any doubling anywhere, but I do see what could very well be die cracks. One on the front. One on the back. The one on the front is the line on Abe's head that you mention. Can you tell if it is raised above the surrounding metal? From the photo, it looks like it is. If it is not, if it is into the metal, then it is just a scratch. All of the rest of the marks on the front are just damage, including under the 9. On the reverse, there appears to be a very thin die crack running across the upper right corner of the building, into the field, across the leg of the R, and all the way to the rim. Again the question, is it raised or is it incised? That's the difference between a die crack and a scratch. It looks like a die crack to me. There is no other thing of note on the reverse except for a weird circle around one end of the first S in STATES. I only bring it up because of it's circularity and it being centered around the end of that S. I doubt if it is anything from the mint, or, in fact, anything at all. It's just weird. It could be zinc rot. As for value, that's mostly determined by you. How much do you like the coin? Do you have any other coins with die cracks? If not, maybe you should keep it as an example of a die crack. If it is a die crack, then it is a genuine mint error. Do you have any other genuine mint errors? If not, keep it for that reason. As for monetary value, you are not rich yet. As alurid said, it is too plain and common of an error to be worth much if anything. If you were to offer it on eBay, someone who collects die cracks or doesn't have a die crack might pay a couple of bucks for it, but then, maybe not. Remember on eBay there's always fees to consider, so that might end up being a wash. Personally, I would just put it in a flip, label it, and keep it, and consider this find as just.......Another Step on the Path to Numismatic Enlightenment.[/QUOTE]
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