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Cracked Up Lincolns

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I found this specimen the other day and it got me to wondering - how many cracks have members here noticed on a single Lincoln Cent? I wondered what mint workers do or take notice of prior to catastrophic failure of a die. Anyway, here's the specimen I found.

Cracked-Up-Lincolns

The typical cracks from the corners of the Memorial, a large crack running through the NE in one and another larger crack extending from the left of the Memorial adjacent to the steps. Cracks running through T in United, the o in of, the last A in America, and the C in cent. I also see a light crack coming from the top left corner of the Memorial. So 7 to 8 cracks.

So what's your most cracked up specimen? I'm waiting on Coop to pull something out of his pic collection.
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That one probably ties for the most I've seen, I have a few that show 5-6 cracks.
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I recall maybe seeing 2-3. I wonder if the die was removed before it broke apart.
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