The die crack begins at the rim and appears to fork and then reconnect, forming an island. Am I seeing this correctly and is there a special category of crack that defines it?
Thank you! The island does appear to be raised a little on the bottom edge, so I was thinking along these lines. I had looked at most of these same examples on cuds on coins. I am not confident yet in my conclusions....
Maybe you can find a similar 83 in here: http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cent-retained-interior-die-break/
Seconded on interior die break. Die crack on the left base also. A lot of die polishing on the reverse indicates a very worn die that a tech was trying to salvage.
