1979-S Susan B Anthony Dollar / SBA Die Cracks

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bishftl Pillar of the Community United States 1020 Posts	Posted 11/01/2011 8:51 pm Do these look like cracks? The last pic does but what's with the others. Edited by bishftl 11/02/2011 01:55 am Report this Post to the Staff

Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 11/02/2011 12:09 am I am probably wrong but those don't look like die cracks to me. They look to straight and aligned. I am far from a expert just my opinion. Its definitely intrigueing. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 11/02/2011 06:23 am They look like scratches to me especially since they go through the rim of the coin. The third line to the left of the one looks like it pushed metal out past the edge. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/02/2011 11:22 am A die crack is typically an irregular jagged raised line, you will never see multiple parallel straight cracks simply because metal does not behave that way when under stress. Dies tend to crack at inherent points of weakness- LMCs can be found with cracks at any of the four Memorial corners emanating towards the rim and Washington quarters can be frequently found with a crack running along the truncation of the bust and along the leading edge of the wings. Report this Post to the Staff
bjones Valued Member United States 304 Posts	Posted 11/02/2011 11:41 am I would agree with them being scratches, although I did second guess myself for a minute. Report this Post to the Staff
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1979-S SBA Die Cracks