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Coindog Pillar of the Community United States 917 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 4:07 pm I was looking over a bunch of Connecticut quarters and got to thinking about if there were enough coins made to create any die cracks. Any thoughts on this? I obviously thought that of all the coins the Connecticut quarter would have the best chance of showing some type of wear on the die. Report this Post to the Staff

CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 4:16 pm Die cracks are common, so I would be surprised if any State Quarter went entirely crack free for its entire run. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 02/22/2012 10:56 pm Quote: Die cracks are common, so I would be surprised if any State Quarter went entirely crack free for its entire run I have searched hundreds of UNC rolls of State Quarters. Quite often I would find rolls that would have several coins with minor die cracks also die chips and filled letters. In my experience the most common die crack is at the bottom left of Washington's bust and working toward the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 02/23/2012 10:47 am I have found die cracks on the State Quarters too and they are almost always at the bottom left of Washington's bust and working toward the rim too. Kind of strange why it is so common in that same place. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/23/2012 10:53 am The truncation of the bust and the leading edge of the wings on pre-1999 quarters are inherent points of weakness in the die design. You will see cracks repeated in those areas across a large cross-section of the Washington quarter mintage. Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 02/23/2012 11:10 am So the part of the bust sticking out causes a weakness in the die? Then why don't they change the design to make the die last longer? I don't understand why the Mint gave the reverse a new design for so many years, but never upgraded the bust of Washington. Another reason out of many, why we need someone running the Mint, knowing what they are doing. Report this Post to the Staff
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