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Alex12780 Valued Member United States 344 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 8:34 pm I see these at times and I call them die cracks. However after looking more into errors it seems as though I might be wrong. What are they and how does it happen? Report this Post to the Staff

Druu Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 8:38 pm Could you direct us to what you're referring to? I often see die cracks and small die chips on the upper left portion of the shield above E PLURIBUS UNUM. I believe chips/cracks there is one of the die markers for some of the more significant shield cent DDRs. Report this Post to the Staff
josephm99 Pillar of the Community United States 791 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 8:39 pm If you are referring to the shield, probably a die chip. Report this Post to the Staff
Alex12780 Valued Member United States 344 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 8:44 pm Yeah, I, referring to the line between E_P on the shield. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 8:46 pm Only thing I see is betwixt the E & P, looks like a crack but because it is rounded where it hits the P may be a chip or plating bubble.? Get pix right! It friggin" hurts! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 10:38 pm In that area of the shield (E Pluribus Unum) it is a common area for die gouges, but since they normally rum diagonally I expect what you are referring to is a plating issue. Use a tooth pick softly pressing down and see if there is any movement. At any rate it is interest that it as a straight line. I tweaked your photo a bit - might help to identify the issue. Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7600 Posts	Posted 04/05/2017 09:18 am It looks like Occluded gas bubble. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/05/2017 2:06 pm Keep in mind the EPU is incuse. So any coin contact will look raised. But I'm guessing it is incuse on the coin. (coin contact) Because the devices are not raised, contact looks like it passes behind the device, but it isn't as deep as the incuse devices. When you rotate the coin 90 degrees then you will see that the EPU is incuse and the contact mark. Report this Post to the Staff
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