1953 Wheat Penny - Die Crack Or Lamination?

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Houler Valued Member United States 107 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 10:07 am Hi all and good day, I was looking for DDO's or RPM's and I found this on a coin I was observing. This is my first time seeing something like this on a coin. It looks like a crack. Lamination is another term that popped up when I did a preliminary google search. I thought it was interesting, which is why I decided to share pictures: Obverse Crack up close What do y'all think? Thanks for stopping by! Report this Post to the Staff

La_isla Valued Member 55 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 10:17 am Interested in seeing what the Community has to say too. I've been searching for double dies and finding LAM's and die cracks. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 12:18 pm Looks like a die crack to me! Nice one too, pretty strong for a spikehead. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 12:22 pm I agree, appears to be a die crack. Nice find, Report this Post to the Staff
Tenring Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 12:50 pm Though I haven't seen a lot of lamination errors and die cracks, I too would call this a die crack. Nice find, especially so relatively old! Edited by Tenring 03/03/2022 12:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21631 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 2:28 pm A Die Crack with a Die Chip in the middle. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97307 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 3:34 pm Very nice combination of a crack/chip.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19203 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 3:36 pm Agree--excellent die crack. Report this Post to the Staff
Houler Valued Member United States 107 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 3:55 pm Wow, thanks for the comments all! The error came up when I least expected it. I actually looked at this coin a few times and missed it twice, I had tunnel vision looking at the date, mintmark, "Liberty," and "In God We Trust." I then looked at it again just in case I missed any doubling/thickness/notches, and low and behold, it appeared when I was off-focus from the letters and words, I was used to seeing and I was like "Whoa," I need to share this. Woohoo, I'm 2 for 2. RPM in my last thread and a Die Crack on this one! Feels really good and is truly a great break from Machine Doubling or DDD, "that I can tell you!" (Ghostbusters Louis Tully Keymaster speech, LOL) Edited by Houler 03/03/2022 3:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/04/2022 5:30 pm These are called spike head. Look at Cudsoncoins SKH-1953-04 Report this Post to the Staff
sirguardian Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 03/05/2022 8:23 pm The best way to do your research is to right down possible faults for the date of the coin in question. Separate the coins by date and MM and focus solely on that date. Soon, you won't need the notes. Report this Post to the Staff
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