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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 104963, member: 2972&quot;]It really depends on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a general rule, older coins are more valuable if they have die cracks, where newer coins this is often looked at as a problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, take note of the radial die cracks on the reverse of this 1829 large cent:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/53036709/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/53036704/medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coins is worth about 3x what a normal large cent of this date is because of the die crack.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, take a look at these two detail shots of the reverse of a 1921-D Morgan dollar:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/54459366/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/54459398/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>These two details, one a die crack, and another a raised dot, identify this coin as a VAM-3A, which goes for between 2x and 3x as much as a normal 1921-D Morgan without the cracks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally the value of a coin with a die crack is related to how much demand there is for such a coin.&nbsp; You will find series that are collected by variety rather than just by date (Morgan Dollars and Large Cents being two prime examples, but there are lots more) will lead to higher premiums paid for die breaks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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