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Bedrock of the Community
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Lint or a small piece of hair? From the pic it appears to be on the coin, not part of it.
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If that is a die crack, that is pretty awesome on a proof coin!
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I'm no expert but I have to agree with CelticKnot. That appears to be a small piece of hair on the coin. Have you taken it to a certified grader yet?
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 Why am I looking at this? |
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I believe they wear hair nets in the room where they assemble the sets. So in all likelihood, that's a nose hair.
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It's a die crack, no doubt. A die crack will appear to be very prominant on a proof and this is a nice example of one. A flat shot of the coin would be better to see this for sure. It's a nice coin!
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i think its a hair unfortunately I own a few of these proof sets with the hair as well, never bothered to exchange it and yet after all these yrs the coin still looks amazing, I know I should have broken up the set and have the hair removed but I see no apparent harm from it
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I have to go with hair or the like as well.
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errorist, can you get a closer pic? I'm pretty sure it's a crack. You have it in-hand too, and think its a die crack. A closer pic would help.
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I would think that if it were a die crack, it would have propagated down the leg of the R, not straight through it.
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Die cracks on proof coins tend to be very linear just like this Kennedy. I suspect that the cracks occur spontaneously due to the added stress of multiple strikes delivered at a higher pressure rather than the slow progressive cracks found on business strikes.
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Isn't there supposed to be better QC on proof coins to prevent stuff like this? Yeah, I realize that we're still talking about hundreds of thousands, but still.
If that really is a die crack, awesome piece. love it!
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Die cracks on proofs, in the last fifteen years especially, are not too uncommon. There are many Statehood Quarters, both clad and silver, and I think at least one of each other denomination that's been reported with a die crack. I've even seen a few Presidential dollars with die cracks. And yes, many of them have this straight-line look. These should be becoming much more rare in the next few years as new procedures are conducted to prevent their release. |
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100% certain it is a die crack. Ira Edings of Kansas reported finding a Spiked Head 2000-S clad proof Kennedy half dollar. It's a bold crack that runs from the center of Kennedy's head up through the "R" of LIBERTY and the rim. He reported it in March 2006 saying that he had purchased the set in a local pawnshop about three years earlier. He described the find further by saying: "I never looked at it closely until one night in January 2006. I ran out of other coins to look at so I pulled out what few proof sets I had put back for my kids (the years that they were born). When I got to the 2000 set I noticed a die crack in the half dollar. At first I didn't know what I had until I did a little reading and looking on the Internet. I came across the term, Spiked Head, and the name Ken Potter and only after talking to him did I realize how good of a find it was." http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis...ticleId=3580 |
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