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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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kind of looks like a die crack...either way I would return it.....seems likes RCM quality has gone down but he quantity has gone up.. |
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Pillar of the Community
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How does it matter?
I would return it in ether case.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Do you need a loupe to see it?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
789 Posts |
@arianzo: I don't need a loupe to see it. very easy to see
@mts: I will return it anyway, but it matters to me because as a learning process I want to be able to tell what it is.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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If the line is raised, it would likely indicate that the coin was struck with a scratched or cracked die. If the line is not raised/in relief, it is most likely a scratch that occurred after the coin was struck.
I don't know what the market is for NCLT coins with die cracks, if this was a circulation coin it would likely command a premium price from collectors of such coins.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's very unfortunate, shopaholic!
It sure looks like a scratch to me and if I was you, I would return it.
It does appear that the mint's quality control crew has been falling down on the job recently.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
677 Posts |
To me it looks like it was struck through a hair.
If not a thread from a cloth then it might be a die crack.
Truly a rare error. I have a powder coated finger print on a Proof set on the dollar. I was the one to take the cellophane covering off the box upon inspection. I did not return it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pictures can be deceiving. It looks like a scratch however if it is a die crack then I would keep it.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 with @cownick. Looks more like a struck through than a die crack or a scratch. Particularly looking at the way it goes across the A and up over the rim. But it's always hard to tell from pictures. Edited by kuh_85
12/07/2013 10:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You should open the capsule, get an air compressor can and blow some air in there... what you are seeing could be just a piece of plastic (from the capsule)..... this happened to me before. Good luck.
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Posted 12/05/2013 10:42 pm
