Die Crack Or Retained Broken Die At The End Of The Left Leaf

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Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 02/26/2011 9:39 pm Which do I have here? A die crack or Retained broken die at the end of the left leaf as per the image in the link?: http://www.numicanada.com/medias/pi...tained_2.jpg I see a lot of my coin in the image in the link, but I don't really understand the description. I would have just called my coin a die crack and been happy with that, until I found the other image. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff

Scissel Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 09:56 am Looks like a nice long die-crack. If left longer, later strikes from that die might have made the die break along the crack. For it to be described as a retained broken die though, the surface of the little section would need to have a lower height than the surrounding fields. Also the die crack would go right through the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9909 Posts	Posted 02/27/2011 10:12 am Some good photos and a description here http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ken-die&id=2 Edited by DBM 02/27/2011 10:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 02/28/2011 01:13 am It's a bit hard to make it out from a scan, but the die crack does go all the way to the rim in two places. This is the best image I can get of the bottom part of the crack, from the point of the leaf in the top right corner, to the rim in the bottom left corner. It's quite obvious with the coin in the hand, it just doesn't scan all that well. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
commoncents13 Valued Member Canada 248 Posts	Posted 03/04/2011 06:34 am Good eye -nancyc- nice die crack! Report this Post to the Staff
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