1920 Half Dollar - Is This Normal ?

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Nuffin2lose New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 01:19 am Take a look at this coin. Is this a normal thing to see on a coin. I'm referring to the hairline looking thing. Just wondering because I truly am not sure. Could be run of the mill damage but almost looks like it was issued this way. I ask because I got a coin from owner if this coin ya know. Pic may not be enough to tell but any feedback helps. Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

ninamason Pillar of the Community United States 1227 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 01:37 am Nuffin, I'm not an expert, but to me this looks like a die crack. That means it's similar to an error coin. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 02:39 am Looks like the 1920 Pilgram, the line isn't part of the design and is probably a die crack. Maybe one of the mods can move it to the commemorative forum though or hopefully some of those guys will see it here. Edited by basebal21 11/15/2012 02:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
Nuffin2lose New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 06:42 am Sounds like die crack then and therefore an error coin which is actually cool right!? Anyhow thanks for info and ill have to look better through forum topics. Still learning to navigate here. Am I in modern coins? Sorry lol Ya - really like the commemoratives Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 06:55 am Nice die crack, and in terms of value, better off WITH it, than without it! Adds a little interest and rarity value to it. Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 11/16/2012 6:26 pm love to see the whole coin Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15386 Posts	Posted 11/16/2012 7:23 pm That is a die crack on the reverse of a Pilgrim half dollar ... you mentioned 1920 in your post title ... and as such there were 152,000 of these distributed (with 200,000 minted). I mention the mintage figures because a die crack occurs ... obviously ... near the end of the useful life of a die ... Not sure of the 'useful life' of a commemorative die in 1920 ... but at least 50,000 coins each ... so your coin was struck near the end of one of the dies used at the time. Nice example ... show us a photo of the entire coin and we can offer more informed opinions. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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