Are Die Cracks Worth Keeping?

The first image: Is that the one for the 1979?
Second image: They are interesting, but not strong enough to get a premium for these. First time I've seen that pattern.


After I posted, you changed it. LOL

Have your tried rinsing and drying off the coin with water. I was wondering if it was something one the coin? The area above ONE CENT also looks different?

There might be a die crack in there somewhere but most of it looks like staining and surface debris adhered to the coin.

I rinsed off the coin and dried it but it still looks the same.

What I do for coins which look less than great, and I would probably get rid of, is grab a clorox kitchen cleaning wipe from one of those round containers. I place the coin in it and rub it gently for a few seconds. Remove the coin, and hold by the rim. It should dry very quickly (5-10 seconds) and may remove some of the sediments/residue.

If you want to use water thats cool, I suggest placing the coin at the bottom of the sink where the water can cover it.

Turn on the HOT water just fast enough so water covers the coin with the drain open..... NOT TOO FAST or the water may pick up the coin and head it towards the drain. let the running hot water go over the top of the coin for about 30 seconds a side. That should help it expand and loosen up the sediment a bit, and maybe the running water over the top of the coin will carry most of the stuff away. You can pat dry or use some sort of extremely soft cloth to lightly rub it dry. Most people will say to use distilled water for attempting to clean coins, and thats cool too.

Like I said, its an absolute last resort for the Clorox wipe. I like to use those on nasty coins, becuase honestly I have no idea what is on the coin, and worse case, if it is brought to the bank or coinstar at least I attempted to remove whatever it was, and may have killed a germ or two as well.

I'm with a lot of the others. If you think it is cool, then by all means keep it. What are you out, a cent?

Die Cracks per se don't sell well. Die BREAKS, on the other hand, can have value; depending on many factors.

But remember this, I'm old enough to remember when toning was considered corrosion and was avoided like the plague. Everyone wanted "shinny". It has only been within the last few years that RPMs have become collectible. As things become common and blase, collectors will find other things to collect and amuse themselves with. So throwing the odd penny into the drawer ( in a labled 2x2) is really not a bad idea.