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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ikandiggit, post: 1368846, member: 16269&quot;]The die cracks form usually at the weak points of the die. </p><p><br /></p><p>A crack in the die can extend from one letter to another or from a device to the edge. :</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/43dcsaa1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/43dcsaa8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/dcsaa3-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/mordc1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/spancrka3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Die cud occurs when a piece of the die actually breaks away:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/1971D1cLgCudObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If pieces of the die breaks off, the metal flows into those voids creating filled devices. You&#039;ll find several examples of letters and numbers (dates) with the centers looking like a blob. (usually the &quot;B&quot; in Liberty or the &quot;D&quot; mintmark). </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/195.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww201/ikandiggit/libblb1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As the die weakens it can actually shatter. This is what a shattered coin die looks like:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://koinpro.tripod.com/Dies/BushShatteredDieOffer.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://koinpro.tripod.com/Dies/BushShatteredDieOffer.htm" rel="nofollow">http://koinpro.tripod.com/Dies/BushShatteredDieOffer.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://koinpro.tripod.com/Dies/GeoBushShatteredDie.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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