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monika Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 01:02 am Hello again I found this 2013 shield cent that has a crack through Lincolns bust.Not sure if its a split planchet or if the crack is in the plating itself. Thanks for any info on this one Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 01:22 am Tough call; I lean towards a planchet imperfection. One imperfect test you could try is to drag a fingernail across the seam at a 90-degree angle from each side. I would think that a split planchet would "snag" your fingernail much harder from one direction than the other, but a true die crack would probably snag it equally from both directions. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 01:59 am I've seen something similar to this before. But determined mine to be planchet issue. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...nomoly01.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...nomoly02.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...nomoly03.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...nomoly04.jpg https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...nomoly05.jpg But with the edge on the OP's coin, I'm thinking a die crack. It seems more definite than the example I posted. Too bad we didn't have more examples from the same roll? FI we found normal ones and just one example, then it would be a planchet issue. But if this is a die crack, then more examples should be out there. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 11:01 am If you think about it, it makes sense that it would be a planchet issue. I noticed the crack is more visible on the bust of Lincoln and is less visible in the open fields. This makes me think the crack happened before the strike. I am guessing this is because the bust area is receiving less pressure during the strike because of the indentation of the die. Mean while the field is getting much more pressure and has to push more metal and the crack is smashed a lot more. Makes sense to me anyways :) Report this Post to the Staff
Collector-Corner Pillar of the Community 872 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 11:09 am Yeah it looks like lamination. It looks like it runs under the "20" in the date, vice through the digits. Then hammering the coin makes it fill in the lamination error. I think if it was a die crack or die break, those would be more evident in the date area. The area North of the date to me anyways, looks like a Lamination issue. Neat find, seal it up well to make it last. I am not a big fan of Zinc Cents due to the rot that plagues the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
monika Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 11:42 am SsuperDdave...I did try the fingernail test this morning.I can feel a bit more resistance dragging my nail up across the crack,not much coming down.And only on certain parts of the crack. Report this Post to the Staff
monika Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 12:10 pm Coop....this coin came out of a Brinks roll.All circulated coins.I only found this one. I might put it on ebay...just need to figure out what to sell it as.Faulty planchet? or diecrack? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 2:11 pm I lean "lamination," but the only way to know for sure is to put enough magnification on it to see clearly. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/09/2014 3:28 pm You can create mystery as an "unknown error?" Report this Post to the Staff
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