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<p>[QUOTE="cherylkubucko, post: 396036, member: 9624"]<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>
[QUOTE="cherylkubucko, post: 396036, member: 9624"][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 [URL="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/Coindiedefined.htm"][COLOR=#0000ff]coin die[/COLOR][/URL] which struck the coin had a crack or small break in it that got transferred to the [URL="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/planchet_coin.htm"][COLOR=#0000ff]planchet[/COLOR][/URL] during striking. Although most die cracks are considered a defect, some of them are collectable, such as the [URL="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/spikedheaddef.htm"][COLOR=#0000ff]spiked head[/COLOR][/URL] type. Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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