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Korea, Republic Of
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Wow, nice-looking cracks! Late die state, I assume.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Makes you wonder how the die was still holding together.
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United States
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Over the years, I've seen a number of these. That said, this one looks to be about the strongest of them. I imagine, that with some patience and a keen eye, one could assemble a die progression set of sorts.
Neat coin!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Very cool, was sitting in LCS bottom shelve for a decade.. There was multiple 1883 so this little guy was overlooked.. I real like this coin... I cant find a similar Au example to get a price range guess?
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United States
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Beautiful die crack! So close to becoming a full on large Cud. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Makes you wonder how the die was still holding together.
I'm guessing the reverse is the anvil die, making me think gravity and the collar were the only things keeping this one together. Even for an issue known for cracking - nickel was tough to strike back then - this one is an extreme case. Nice coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Let's have a close-up of the date, please.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2364 Posts |
I love die cracks and this one is a beauty It's great that you rescued it from the bottom shelf and gave it a home. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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United States
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United States
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United States
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United States
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I'll have to check some of mine.
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United States
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Did the seller even point out that it had die cracks so it was special?
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United States
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me and him both did see it but only seen the one by date on obverse so no premium and not the major entire huge one on back was buying for a album filler. Was not till I got home that I noticed it. I showed him a week latter he was surprised to see that as well.
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Sweden
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Mine on the reverse is very similar... Neat!!  |
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