I will never know the reason why, so much to lose so much to gain. I had a dream of a 1994 Washington rising in the sky from behind the silhouettes of snow capped mountains and was awakened by visions of scars inflicted by the battle of time.
Purely for the sake of offering a - different perspective - shall we say. Personally, I say what difference does it make ? I mean after all, when ya get right down to it in plain and simple language, die cracks themselves are nothing but flaws. And to me their presence greatly detracts from the coin. But that's me. And my mantra is and always has been - collect what ya like. So if you like die cracks well then more power to ya. But just remember that not everybody sees them the same way that you do.
Shame that coin was made into a X on the reverse. Die cracks are plentiful so keep looking and you'll find a good one.
It may be a treasure map. May I recommend you drill into the middle of the X as there may be some treasure hidden inside. Don't worry, any damage and it will still be worth 25 cents. Then when it shows up again within the next year or more from someone else we can tell 'em that it was drilled and it's not a Mint Error. Then they can question why in the world someone would drill into a quarter ... thus it has to be a Mint Error ... then we can link them to this thread.
I have an early classic head half Eagle that I purchased for a song. Someone had very lightly scratched an “X” in the field. With my fading eyesight I can’t even see it. I still love the old coin.
Who does that, why? They wanna stone me and burn me at the stake when I clean a 44 wheat. Imagine if I started carving my initials into them.
