1983 P Jefferson Nickel-Large Die Crack Reverse

Hi guys,

I have this 1983 P Jefferson Nickel and noticed that there is a large die crack on the reverse running from the rim, along the bottom of the Monticello and almost to the middle of the building. Are die cracks uncommon on Jefferson Nickels?

 

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May be rim to rim. It comes out the bottom of the memorial on the left. Nice find.

 

I see two,one on each side of monticello that large anomaly looks like a huge gash-damage,no not really uncommon to occur.

 

561,615,000 was the mintage of the 83 P Jefferson nickel.
When ever you see high mintages of any series you're going to find lots of errors.
I posted yesterday about the years of 63 and 64 Jefferson nickels.
The 64 Jefferson nickel was probably the highest production ever of any series.
When you're pumping out coins by the millions ,how many die pairs do you think you go through?
As you're striking so many ,trying to get out of each die as many coins as possible.
Shield nickels the very first nickels, their die had a life expectancy of < 10,000 strikes!
After that the dies would just about explode.so many hits, in such a hard medal.
The 83 p is probably another prime example of this....finding a 1964 P or D Jefferson full steps in a 68 grade is slim.
Nice example of the 83 p with die breaks or cracks....whichever one prefer to call them.

 

Can you see the crack runs along the bottom of the Monticello building?

 

You can see it running faintly through the left windows.

 

Die cracks are on any denomination that has worn dies, which your coin exhibits, will be prone to die cracks and other common minor errors.

 

@Rosalita
Find my Lincoln cent thread there's an 83 p Jefferson nickel thats a prize for my number of likes given. The coin is an 25% off center strike.

 

No you can't. That's a little hit on that left column.

 

I believe die cracks can be found on any coin, and as hard as the metal is for a nickel, I'm surprised we don't see more of them.
Good find.

 

You can see the die crack at the base of Monticello on the left. It looks like as faint perfect arch to the right side to me.

 

I wish people would stop calling these "errors". They are nothing more than die cracks caused by an overworked and abused die.

 

Correct IMO. A crack is part of the life-cycle of the die, known as die stages, so not really an error

 

If it does not meet the design acceptance criteria it is an error.

 

That is a crack. There are cracks at both bases. They're just cracks at both bases and Memorial cents have them too at both bases. Not uncommon. The big crack on the building is interesting but I disagree it goes through to the base crack on the other end. I'll save you the time and say it, we'll agree to disagree.

 

That’s okay with me. And that’s the nice thing about this forum. We respect other members ideas.

 

Cuz overworked abused die has way to many letters

 

Horsehockey! In what numismatic compendium did you read that?

 

Red Book: MISSTRIKES and ERRORS

TYPES OF ERROR COINS
4. Defective Die-A coin showing raised metal from a large die crack, or small rim break.

I know stuff. I yam very wery smart.

Further;
Red Book
Appendix A
Misstruck Coins and Error Pieces

"With the production of millions of coins each year, it is natural that a few abnormal pieces escape inspection and are inadvertently released for circulation, usually in original bags or rolls of new coins. These are not considered regular issues because they were not made intentionally....."

Inspector43 for the win.

 

The Red book. It is very clearly stated. I won't waste everybody's time typing it all out, and refer the members to
Appendix A, starting with "Misstruck Coins and Error Pieces", first paragraph, and continuing with "Types of Error Coins", specifically "4. Defective Die".

Inspector43 for the win.