1843 Seated Liberty Half Dollar With Huge Die Crack

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 07/25/2014 2:03 pm I saw the reverse of this 1843 Seated Liberty half dollar with a die crack running from rim to rim right through the center of the coin. Is a die crack this big something rare? I don't recall seeing one run all the way through a coin. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 07/25/2014 5:12 pm I am far from an expert on Seated halves. I looked at the online book for Seated halves by Wiley & Bugert and there it said, Quote: This date is one of the authors' favorites. It has numerous repunched dates and almost every tail die is dramatically and differently cracked. http://blog.davidlawrence.com/index...alf-dollars/ -MV Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 07/25/2014 10:57 pm Pretty, pretty!! I checked my 1843 SL Half and mine has no crack... So sad. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 07/26/2014 08:04 am Die cracks, particularly in the first half of the 1800's, are not unusual. Dies were difficult and expensive to make so they got used as long as reasonably possible. BUT Normally die cracks circle around coins generally through the stars on the obverse. Die cracks that affect the central part of a coin are more unusual. And die cracks that affect the reverse of a coin are more unusual. Combine the two and you end up with something not rare, but definitely scarce. Here's one of mine that's a bit odd. I call it my "rainbow" die crack. Report this Post to the Staff
Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 07/26/2014 09:39 am That's a beauty, kanga! Report this Post to the Staff
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