Ok what’s with the crack running across the top of this coin? Post mint? Damaged planchette? Figment of my imagination?
Honestly it looks like a stain. Soak it in some Acetone and update us if there is a raised area or not.
It's just part of the rim. It had a stain on it but not it's been somewhat cleaned. Even before the cleaning it was worth face value. At least cleaning didn't lower the value in this case.
Looks like a slightly mis aligned die strike. The rim at 7 o'clock- 10 o'clock is interesting. Dawn and a soft brush would not be the way to go, but since it is a face value coin it doesn't really matter.
Am I the only one that sees a die crack through the B, across Kennedy's head and up between the B and the R? Possible future cud?
It looks like a very nice and strong die crack which is developing into a retained cud between the E and R.
Now I understand what you are asking. If you read what you wrote it was not descriptive enough to communicate to other members what you are seeing. In the future be more specific and you'll get better answers. Something like, What is that line just to the right of the E in LIBERTY? It starts at the rim and it runs along the top of Kennedy's head, goes into his hair and cuts back up to the rim on the left side of the B in LIBERTY. Just trying to be helpful. You have the coin. We have photos. You must tell us what you see and ask clear questions in order to get honest answers.
Hi Imho, it looks like a die crack running from 10:00-2:00 on the Obverse side. You can faintly see it run straight onto the rim past the B.
@Chip Kirkpatrick - if you're using a filter - to make the coin look better - please don't it can hide detail. The pic of the obverse looks normal.
I saw the crack in my initial response. In the future Chip do not clean any coins the way you did. Even if the coin isn't note worthy it is a bad practice. Acetone and possibly a que tip roll the que tip. As already said a possible retained cud. It depends if the crack runs through the rim at both ends.
Based on the photos, it's not a die crack. It's a stain - both of them, at the top and at the right of the obv. One photo (the 5th) looks like a die crack, but the others show a stain or ? (possible clear glue?) That 5th photo looks like a crack due to the angle and lighting. It is not a die crack, imo. Both of those discolored areas occurred on the coin after it was in circulation. Not an error
Hence the reason I asked for an acetone soak which would remove a thick edge if glue or build up. There is something raised and the B and rim look affected. Most likely it is just me.