1953 Penny Die Crack Or Damage? - Coin Community Forum

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coinfox1 Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 10:04 am I need some help on this one. Is this a die crack or just damage? The mark is definitely raised. Thanks for looking! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 10:14 am Curious. Not quite sure about this one. My GUESS is that the coin, after minting, has been struck by something hard, that has a groove in it. The metal seems to be compressed either side of the ridge. Nevertheless, I will confer to anyone who has a better explanation that mine. Report this Post to the Staff
coinfox1 Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 10:27 am I wish you could see this one in hand! I find it very curious and you can definitly feel that raise. It's almost like a tiny copper weld. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 12:38 pm Better pics would help but in my opinion something struck the coin and pushed the metal. If you look above the part in question you will see lighter metal. Report this Post to the Staff
coinfox1 Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 12:52 pm I will attempt to take a few better pics tonight Jayman. I thought the same as you about maybe pushed metal where you talk about seeing the lighter metal but when looking at it through my 22x magnification, I don't see any lighter metal. I'm thinking that was an effect of the camera. Either way, just thought I would put it out here. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 10:10 pm Would it be possible to photograph it from a shallow oblique angle? Report this Post to the Staff
coinfox1 Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 06/04/2013 11:18 pm I will attempt to take a pic from an angle like that tomorrow sell. Good idea! Report this Post to the Staff
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