1964 Lincoln Cent...error? Cracked Die?

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dcv Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 04:50 am I have a roll of uncirculated 1964 Lincoln cents that I just opened for the first time since it came from the bank 44 years ago. I was looking through them and saw what initially looked like a scratch on Lincoln's forehead. When I looked closer, I realized it wasn't a scratch but a ridge. It is shiny like the rest of the coin. I looked through the roll and found five more with the same ridge in the same place on each. Though the picture I took might seem otherwise, these are beautiful shiny MS cents. I had to shoot at a low angle and use a flash to make the ridge show up. Is this the result of a cracked die? If so, does it make the coin more or less valuable? If not, what is it? Report this Post to the Staff

dcv Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 06:19 am Addendum...found five more when I finished the roll for a total of 10. Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 11:34 am In 1964 they ran the press 24hr a day and Die Crack cents was the far from their minds the Kennedy's Half dollar was out there was line banks at bank some going block in NYC. I remember it well it was snowing the day I stood with mom& grandmom to Report this Post to the Staff
dcv Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 2:45 pm If I am understanding you correctly, I think you are saying that this is, in fact, a die crack and that they were quite common...right? I keep my coins in three categories. There is the "general population" where probably 95% of my coins are. These are coins in all grades of all denominations that are fairly normal for their grade. Then there is a group that are special in a "good" way. This is where I would keep Jefferson nickels with "full steps"...or coins that have incredible toning....or a doubled die....etc. Finally, I have a group that are "sub-standard". Coins with an excessive amount of gunk on them....or heavily scratched...or dented rims...etc. I would just like to know if the die cracks make these coins more or less valuable so I know which category to put them in. Another way of asking this would be... If I advertised a roll on uncirculated 1964 Lincoln cents for sale. Would the recipient be disappointed to find that 10 of them have die cracks?...or consider it a bonus? Edited by dcv 06/03/2008 2:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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