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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3142864, member: 66&quot;]It is a die crack, a die break is where a piece of the die has broken off of the die completely.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cent in the OP is either a N-11 or N-12 (both used the same obv) on N-12 the crack worsened and developed die breaks at Stars 12 and 13.&nbsp; It comes in several die stages which are widely collected.&nbsp; (This illustrates the difference between die cracks and die breaks)</p><p><br /></p><p>Stage A with the crack heavy</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/59jpegs/158717.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here an additional crack from Star 13 to the rim forms</p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/59jpegs/158718.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The die break forms covering two points of star 13</p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/59jpegs/158720.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The three point break</p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/59jpegs/158721.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally the &quot;Harpooned Whale&quot;</p><p><img src="http://64.60.141.195/photos/59jpegs/158722.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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