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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3076829, member: 112&quot;]From such a die - yes. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the die is not supposed to be cracked. And a cracked die is definitely flawed because it&#039;s damaged, broken. And if the die is flawed then the coin it produces must also, by definition, be flawed. That die crack on the coin is absolutely not supposed to be there ! It&#039;s not on all the other coins struck with other uncracked dies, it&#039;s not part of the coin&#039;s design. There is simply no other way to look at it except as a flaw !</p><p><br /></p><p>You have to remember, the way things must be compared is this - the coins produced by a flawed die compared to the coins produced by a die that is not flawed, a die that has no die cracks. Put those 2 coins side by side and, with all other things being equal - the coin without the die crack must grade higher than the one with the die crack. It&#039;s really just common sense. </p><p><br /></p><p>And since that methodology applies to all the other things I mentioned with as struck coins that do apply to the grade - it should apply to die cracks as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I readily acknowledge there is nothing wrong with anyone liking coins with die cracks. If you like die cracks, for whatever reason, great ! More power to ya. But, what you personally like, or dislike, has no effect whatsoever on the grade of a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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