1996 P Quarter All Cracked Up

Frog, it's actually "piqued"

You already pointed out the cracks. Not sure what what other "enlightenment" you might want?

I don't know the actual quality control procedures for the Mint but suspect regular inspections occur of the minting hardware and the product being produced.

I would imagine the Mint would use the die until it was no longer servicable. Eventually the small cracks will get larger and develop into die breaks which can be awesome to find.

I've seen coins where the cracks and breaks are in the field and devices. As to why the die has not fallen apart with your coin, who knows. Probably because the cracks are not severe enough to develop into a break.

Try Googling 'Coin Die Crack' and 'Coin Die Break'. You should get alot of results to help you understand these events.

Good luck!

lots of die cracks on that one, cool, worth saving IMO

some might say this has "peaked their interest in the printing of good double die planchettes"

I looked online at that sight you suggested but couldn't find it listed. It's almost a couple of them combined. But what does that mean? Is there a registry or something? Is it worth anything?

Thank you for your help. I didn't figure it was worth anything but it is a nice addition to my collection.