We Have All Seen A Die Crack, Ever Seen A Cracked Die?

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Those are the original dies for striking HK-429, HK-430, and HK-431, the official medal (in bronze) for the Panama-California Exposition. It was also produced in silver (HK-426) and gilt (HK-428) with a date of 1915

...and for the benefit for those who have never seen a real die crack before, one final close-up showing what a cracked die looks like before it strikes a coin. You can see it along the shaft of the die, then turn the corner into the striking face where it extends across the field a little above the date and then a bit into South America (it's also very visible in the head-on view above, once you realize what you're looking at):