1993 1c Die Crack Obverse With Something On The Roof Of Reverse

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Spare Change Keeper New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 08:06 am Hi, would this be considered a rim to rim die crack? Also, there is a lump on roof on the reverse; is that a die crack also? What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 08:15 am To me the obverse looks like a linear plating bubble and the reverse maybe a plating issue. The best to test for this is to press downwards with t toothpick and see if it a raised bubble (gas under the plating) or not. Note on the obeverse it has some smaller lines to the left of that. So I doubt it is a die crack. Die cracks are raised and when you look closer at them, they are irregular in shape. Test it first. If it does not give, the shoot some closeups of the line. How it flows over LIBERTY. It can't be die scratches as they are only on the fields, not over devices. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 11:11 am Quote: The best to test for this is to press downwards with t toothpick I have tried the "toothpick test" numerous times and have found that, in some (many) instances, the bubble is not depressed. This happens even on areas I am certain are plating bubbles. I must be doing it wrong? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 12:04 pm Sometimes the smaller bumps can be zinc dust and they won't flatten. But the larger ones usually flatten. Report this Post to the Staff
Pete2226 Pillar of the Community United States 3331 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 12:37 pm Quote: zinc dust Thanks! New information for me - any links to a discussion of that you know of? Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 1:14 pm I'm thinking die scratch. Way too linear to be a die crack. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 1:38 pm There are many smaller perpendicular lines to the single long line on the obverse. I'd agree with Coop. Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 1:44 pm I have almost same lines on one of my cents and with pressure it flattened Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 7:50 pm Looks like a Linear Plating Bubble to me. Probably one of the longest I've ever seen. Report this Post to the Staff
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