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Die Crack

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 Posted 02/28/2008  12:36 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add decoinboy to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I'm pretty new to searching coins for errors. I was hoping someone could help me out with identifying if this is a die crack or just a scratch in the coin. Hope the pic's come out clear. Thanks.


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 Posted 02/28/2008  12:47 am  Show Profile   Check GO's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If the line is raised, it's a crack
If the line is...um...unraised, it's damage

yours appears to be a crack
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 Posted 02/29/2008  02:17 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NGiles to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
As graceoutcast said, check to see if the line is raised or indented. if the line is raised from the surface of the coin it is a die crack. if it is a scratch you should be able to see that the surface has been cut down into.
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 Posted 02/29/2008  09:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add decoinboy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the help. After looking at it under magnification it does appear that the metal has been cut into. I guess its just an ordinary nickel after all.
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 Posted 02/29/2008  12:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coppercoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Pull your light to a low anlge to the surface of the coin and hold the line on the coin perpendicular to the light source. If the lit-up area is on the light side of the line, it's raised. If the lit-up area is on the side away from the light source, it's a scratch.

My bet is on scratch, because that large area at the bottom of the coin is a huge scratch - no doubt about that one.

Secondly, even if this were a die crack, it's not a collectible error. Die cracks are common and do not bring any real premium value.
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