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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 401230, member: 6036"]Yes, as a general rule die cracks add no value - but there are exceptions. There is a very prized 1794 Large Cent called the "wheelspoke" variety (S-33). There are several die cracks on the reverse which are radial from the rim to the letters. Together, they create a wheelspoke effect. It is not a die variety - it is a die state variety. There are very few specimens (R-6), and they are very spendy. Much can be learned from the study of die cracks, notably the emission sequence of various die varieties. If two varieties have the same obverse die but different reverse dies, specialists look for signs of die wear on the obverse die (notably cracks). The variety with more die wear or cracks was made later.[/QUOTE]