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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rosalie11228, post: 155343, member: 5451&quot;]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>I was wondering if anyone has any information on split hinge coins.&nbsp; I seem to have one, a 1942 wheat penny.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alan Herbert&#039;s Official Price Guide to Mint Errors -- &quot;A hinged split blank is defined as a blank which has split in two, parallel to the faces, but remains joined by a small area of unsplit metal.&nbsp; A blank may split in two except for a small hinge which keeps the two portions together.&nbsp; The split may occur anywhere in the minting process.&nbsp; The split must be normal and the blank must show no evidence of prying the pieces apart, with the normal striations of a split blank visible or assumed if the piece isn&#039;t spread far enough to see the interior.&nbsp; Resist the impulse to pry it apart as the joined pieces are worth substantially more than a split piece&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is very hard to photograph this coin, as you end up not seeing the hinge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any info would be great.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Rosalie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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