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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bill in Burl, post: 1363582, member: 23692&quot;]It is uncommon to see die cracks that travel through the design elements of a coin .. not unheard of, but uncommon.&nbsp; The design elements are incuse in the die so that they come out in relief on the coin.&nbsp; Almost all die cracks are found in the fields of the coins/dies, because that is where the greatest stress from the presses occurs .. on the flat, smashing surface, normally starting from a &quot;stress concentration&quot; point (an angle, sharp turn, or point) and traveling from there.&nbsp; The design elements of the coin are physically squished/squezzed into the incuse die elements by the enormous force of the presses.&nbsp; There is much less specific pressure put on the recessed design elements than on the field/face of the die.&nbsp; While it appears to be a wide die crack, it could be a die flaw, pit, or other anomoly with the die .. or it could be a sliver of metal that was on the planchet when it was struck by the press .. kind of smooshed/added onto the coin.&nbsp; A larger definition photo with higher resolution would answer the question.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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