Jamaica 1986 Five Cents Die Crack - Coin Community Forum

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JOE Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/04/2009 01:06 am I found this coin while I was digging through a batch of mixed foriegn coins, At first I thought it may been scratched or had hair on it, Then I took my microscope out and noticed the crack was raised above the surface. It extends from the northern rim down to just above the crocodiles neck on the reverse, I also included a photo of the obverse. (I'm pretty excited since this my first discovery of a foriegn coin with an error, I wanted to ask also, How much would this coin with this type of error be worth? Sorry, I find things like this and the first thing I think of is dollar signs. , though it's probably not worth much of a premium.) Edited by JOE 02/04/2009 01:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/04/2009 08:46 am Hi JOE, I am fairly sure that a small die crack like that is not going to be worth anything ,it also is not considered an error. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jazzcoins Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 09:49 am That is a die crack and as John 1 said ,die cracks are not errors and don't fetch a premium Jazzcoins Joe Edited by Jazzcoins 02/05/2009 09:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 10:51 am It's always worth something to you if you like it--that's a pretty nice example on a modern coin. It also appears connected to a thin, raised edge on the rim. I don't know about Jamaica, but some countries have a strong collector base for die cracks--Australia in particular. And collectors need not put a $ value to everything, imo. Report this Post to the Staff
russellhome Valued Member United States 83 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 8:39 pm When I run into a nice thick crack like that (i.e. not a hair-line crack that can hardly be seen) I usually keep it. It may have a minimal 'premium' value to some people as a novelty item -- or -- no premium value at all. But I happen to like a good die crack, so I hang onto them. A crack like that on a Proof coin would have some premium value and would most likely be considered an error by most because it would not be deemed an acceptable flaw on a proof coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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