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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 24722037, member: 59677&quot;]A details grade would be assigned for issues like scratched or cleaning.... &quot;AU Details, Cleaned&quot; instead of one of the 4 AU grades (AU50, AU53, AU55, or AU58).</p><p><br /></p><p>A die crack is an artifact of the minting process (the die cracked, every coin struck from that die will show the same crack - until it progresses or the die is removed from service). Generally, these aren&#039;t called out on the label until they get to a spectacular level...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example (from ANACS) from eBay this morning:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/364153786412" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/364153786412" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/364153786412</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1581369[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The scratches are why it got a details grade (ANACS gives the numeric + details, PCGS would just call it AU Details).</p><p><br /></p><p>The shattered die is recognized as a retained cud. The die shattered but a piece at the rim was retained and struck this coin. Po-ta-to Pa-ta-to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a PCGS example from Heritage:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/2007-p-10c-roosevelt-dime-shattered-die-with-interior-die-break-50-retained-cud-ms65-pcgs/a/131503-25728.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/2007-p-10c-roosevelt-dime-shattered-die-with-interior-die-break-50-retained-cud-ms65-pcgs/a/131503-25728.s" rel="nofollow">https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/2007-p-10c-roosevelt-dime-shattered-die-with-interior-die-break-50-retained-cud-ms65-pcgs/a/131503-25728.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1581370[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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