Has anyone seen this on a 2012 reverse?

Multiple die cracks on the T in cent. I wasn't able to locate any like this online. Is it even possible for this to have happened at the mint?

 

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Yes that is a nice example of a large die crack/break, and it is an error that occurs at the mint. Unlike die varieties, however, I do not believe that die cracks have been thoroughly archived for modern coins, at least on the internet.

 

How common are coins with 2 separate die cracks? I have a memorial with verdict cracks running up from the middle of columns #3 and #9.

 

Let me guess...it's a 1983 or 1984?
Multiple die cracks on a coin are fairly common. I have a few examples of coins with die cracks running from each corner of the memorial building.

 

No sir. 1995

 

Drats, thought I had it. :smile
There were die cracks aplenty on the 1983 and 1984 reverses. I have not seen many die cracks from the 1990s.

 

Love you guys. While I'm not 'current' on errors (far from it) I enjoy reading about them.

 

Surprisingly dramatic for such a late date...

Very nice find! :thumb:

 

Can you post a wider shot of the cent?

 

Ya know, I've been wondering, if people find enough of the same error on a coin does it become a variety? Let's take this coin for example. If there were enough found with the same die crack, would it become listed as a variety?

 

Because die cracks are just a sign that the die is aging and are generally a naturally occuring process, I would think that it would be tough to call them a variety. Since a doubled die or a repunched mintmark is an actual mistake and not a naturally occuring phenomenon that can produce thousands of the same coin, those can be listed as varieties.

 

I was looking through ebay and look what I found. It looks almost like mine! So this is the 2nd one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-P-MAJO...36?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item257bdcfd1c

 

Yes sir. i have at least 5-10 1983's with cracks from all 4 corners and a clash event inside the memorial (the back of Lincoln's coat and/or the "Y" in liberty). The '83's are eat up with problems, but they are still cool!

 

It's close but no cigar. Die cracks are so very common. You will note that the seller of the other coin has a starting bid of $4.44 with no takers and only 10 hours left in what was probably a 7-day auction.

Chris

 

Speaking of "Y" clashes, years ago I searched a $50 Mint bag of 1980 Lincoln cents and found 228 of the same "Y" clash. I could tell that they all came from the same die because all of them had the same die scratches on them as markers.

Chris