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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Colonialjohn, post: 2686530, member: 57741&quot;]Actually this whole post is in ERROR. Die cracks do not lead to die chips. A die chip is defined as:</p><p>A small piece (less than 4 square millimeters) that falls out of the die face and has no direct connection to the design rim.&nbsp; The missing piece leaves a void in the die face into which coin metal flows.&nbsp; As a result, the coin shows a featureless lump in the affected area.</p><p>A die chip can be connected to a die crack or it can be freestanding.&nbsp; Die chips frequently develop within narrow interstices in the design, such as the gap between the letters of LIBERTY.&nbsp; Hence the so-called “BIE” errors.</p><p>Also the progression of the die crack here is not clearly defined. Stage 1,2,3,4 ...</p><p>The author here should state a freestanding die chip appears at Stage 3 (as an example) with this normally looking progressive die crack we see in Stages 1-5.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Forgotten Coins ... soon. LOL.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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