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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paddyman98, post: 4574383, member: 44615&quot;]If you understood the minting process then you would understand what occurred.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many Dies are used to strike a coin?</p><p>The answer is 3</p><p><br /></p><p>The Hammer Die, the Anvil Die and the retaining Collar which is known as the 3rd die. That&#039;s how reeded coins get their reeds. When the Anvil and the Hammer Die come together it expands the Blank Planchet and the reeds are created. There are no reeds of course on the Cent..</p><p><br /></p><p>So. If there is a Crack Hammer Die and a Crack on the Anvil Die AND a Crack on the Retaining Collar (Yes that does happen) then you will have a DIE CRACK issue. Your Cent has a Die Crack issue Not a Planchet Issue. The strike DID NOT crack the Planchet. The Blank Planchet took the form of the Cracked Dies when it was struck!... Got it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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