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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2Old, post: 2451447, member: 73056&quot;]A Die Crack is listed as an Error.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Error:</b> An abnormal coin produced by the mint resulting from a manufacturing defect in the planchet, a post-manufacturing issue with the die, or a mechanical failure of some kind during the strike. Most “mistakes” made to the die DURING its creation, such as re-punched mint marks, and doubled dies, are referred to as <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Variety" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Variety" rel="nofollow">die varieties</a> and are NOT considered errors by the numismatic community. The list of errors is lengthy, but include such things like <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-o/#Off-center Strike" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-o/#Off-center Strike" rel="nofollow">off-center strikes</a>, <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Clash" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Clash" rel="nofollow">die clashes</a>, <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-l/#Lamination Error" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-l/#Lamination Error" rel="nofollow">lamination errors</a>, <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-c/#Cud" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-c/#Cud" rel="nofollow">cuds</a>, <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Crack" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Crack" rel="nofollow">die cracks</a> and <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Chip" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die Chip" rel="nofollow">die chips</a>, and <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-m/#Misaligned Die" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-m/#Misaligned Die" rel="nofollow">misaligned die strikes</a> or <a href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Double Strike" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Double Strike" rel="nofollow">double strikes</a>, just to name a few. The most comprehensive list of errors and examples can be seen at <a href="http://error-ref.com/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://error-ref.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">error-ref.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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