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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cherylkubucko, post: 396036, member: 9624&quot;]<b>Definition: </b>A <b>die crack</b> is a mark appearing on a coin, usually in the form of a fine raised line or small blob. This happens because the <a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/Coindiedefined.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/Coindiedefined.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">coin die</span></a> which struck the coin had a crack or small break in it that got transferred to the <a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/planchet_coin.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/planchet_coin.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">planchet</span></a> during striking. Although most die cracks are considered a defect, some of them are collectable, such as the <a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/spikedheaddef.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/spikedheaddef.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff">spiked head</span></a> type. </p><p>Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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