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New Member
Canada
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Good Evening, I have a 1950 50 Cent Piece with looks like two long die cracks at the bottom of the reverse....through the date and the word CANADA. It doesn't show well on the photograph, but it starts from the hoof on the left and goes through the "0". The left side also starts at the hoof but doesn't go as far. I haven't seen this listed...is it anything special? Thanks! Bill   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Might be Die Cracks. Is it raised?
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5418 Posts |
Yes, it/they are die cracks but fairly common in the 50 cents. Little if any added value.
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Moderator
 United States
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Just a note:always best to remove coin from holders before taking pics whenever possible. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like 2 die cracks and it looks like it took a hit on the bottom of the 5 and 0
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Moderator
United States
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Interesting example.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Appears to be the same die cracks listed here https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coin...952#erreur-2I think I see the other die cracks shown in the linked image as well - from 50 thru the cross to Cents at top, extending from the unicorn's tail, at the top right of flag above the unicorn, and possibly the one at the lion's tail. Hard to tell from your image but check if it's the "no design in 0" variety, which carries a small premium. It looks like it is. |
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New Member
 Canada
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Thanks everyone for your input. I didn't notice the other die crack at the top of the coin! There is no design in the 0 .. Kind of a cool coin with all the die cracks. It must have been one of the last ones struck with those dies considering the amount of damage.
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Valued Member
Canada
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This is certainly a 1950 NoDesign 50c. It used to be that the Die Cracks were considered a requirement for it to be classified as a NoDesign but since the die cracks are a Die Deterioration it must have started with no die cracks. |
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United States
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@pginrh I found two No Design examples in Heritage archives without the die cracks, an AU58 and MS63. https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/can...bnail-071515https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/can...bnail-071515AU58 here:  Curiously, there are two Specimen No Design examples on Heritage with the die cracks. One of them, sold twice, is the Belzberg SP64 example. PCGS has 2 designated No Design but no images there; undoubtedly one is the Belzberg coin. https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/can...bnail-071515When seeing that the SP No Design examples both have the die cracks, and these are exactly the same as the circulation die cracks, my first thought was that this specimen die was then used in production. But then how do the two circulation coins not have the die cracks? I suppose the easy answer is that there was more than one die with No Design. Another idea is that the SP coins are not really specimen strikes - why would they use a die with so many cracks for specimen coins? I'm curious what others think. |
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Canada
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By the way folks, "pginrh" is the resident authority on 50 cent pieces, so take what Paul says with no reservations and as the factual truth. I have his variety pages from 10-12 years ago and I think that it's the most completge list I'd ever seen of ANY Canadian coinages, including 1859 LC's at the time. He used to be a regular contributor on a few sites, but slowed posting appreciably until 50 cent questions came up. A theft of his coins at a coin show pretty much stopped his active collecting/postings.
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