1895-R Italy - 1 Centesimo W/Impact-Induced Bi-Level Radial Die Crack

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MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1774 Posts	Posted Yesterday 12:39 am That is quite a long way to say "die crack", but I'm attempting to be as specific as possible. It has what looks very much like a lamination, but where there would normally be a torn or peeled look at the edges, there is an outline of raised metal / die cracks. The cracks continue in either direction to the rim, and the upper-right hand side of the obverse is at a slightly higher elevation than the lower-left. https://www.error-ref.com/die-crack...-die-cracks/ https://www.error-ref.com/bi-level_die_cracks_/ https://www.error-ref.com/bilateral...-die-cracks/ Please let me know if you think I've gotten it wrong! Report this Post to the Staff

publius Pillar of the Community United States 864 Posts	Posted Yesterday 01:01 am It's hard not to think that the die must have disintegrated completely, shortly after this strike. Report this Post to the Staff
MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1774 Posts	Posted Yesterday 01:36 am Agreed! Such a small die too, it's only a 15mm / 1g coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 79414 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:27 pm Are you sure that it's not a Lamination error? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1774 Posts	Posted Today 12H 21M ago I wasn't sure from the seller's photos when I bought it (it was listed as "error"), so I completely understand the hesitation, though I would say that I'd be happy with a lamination error regardless I'll gladly post some more angled shots if you're interested. The amount of die cracking rather than peeling, and the visible elevation difference in hand, has me thinking a crack/break of some form. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 196204 Posts	Posted Today 49M ago Interesting example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 79414 Posts	Posted Today 37M ago I'd love to see more angles pictures of your coin, MintedNotPrinted. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1774 Posts	Posted Today 23M ago Thanks, jbuck, Errers I'll post some more shots once I'm home tonight Report this Post to the Staff
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