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<p>[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 4309981, member: 92083"]I guess there are 2 camps on the premise as to whether die cracks and cuds are errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, I think that a crack can come from a poorly prepared or annealed die. Dozens of tons of pressure compromises it and it cracks. In this respect, I feel cracks, splits, and cuds are actually Mint errors in the "die stage" category. The crack wasn't there to start with before the first coin was struck, and was instead the result of some mishap in preparation and split as a result of the striking process as it rammed planchets hundreds or thousands of times over.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, this is different than just a worn die from repeated strikes (die state).</p><p><br /></p><p>Not saying which is correct - just my take on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 4309981, member: 92083"]I guess there are 2 camps on the premise as to whether die cracks and cuds are errors. For me, I think that a crack can come from a poorly prepared or annealed die. Dozens of tons of pressure compromises it and it cracks. In this respect, I feel cracks, splits, and cuds are actually Mint errors in the "die stage" category. The crack wasn't there to start with before the first coin was struck, and was instead the result of some mishap in preparation and split as a result of the striking process as it rammed planchets hundreds or thousands of times over. In my opinion, this is different than just a worn die from repeated strikes (die state). Not saying which is correct - just my take on it.[/QUOTE]
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