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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 790956, member: 15309"]The only problem is that the die crack is not very prominent and is very difficult to see even in good photographs. The die crack running through Monticello is much bolder.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS66FSH-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS66FSReve.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Although I think die cracks are cool, they are not something that I would ever consider paying a premium for. They typically indicate a late die state. While the present coin is the exception, my guess is that most of these LDS Jeffersons did not make the grade to warrant encapsulation. I have no doubt that these are very easy to find in the lower mint state grades given the number of rolls that exist for all date/mm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 790956, member: 15309"]The only problem is that the die crack is not very prominent and is very difficult to see even in good photographs. The die crack running through Monticello is much bolder. [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS66FSH-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1942-SPCGSMS66FSReve.jpg[/IMG] Although I think die cracks are cool, they are not something that I would ever consider paying a premium for. They typically indicate a late die state. While the present coin is the exception, my guess is that most of these LDS Jeffersons did not make the grade to warrant encapsulation. I have no doubt that these are very easy to find in the lower mint state grades given the number of rolls that exist for all date/mm.[/QUOTE]
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