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Pillar of the Community
United States
1572 Posts |
Some Die Cracks are unusual. I haven't seen this before on a LSC...    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Looks like a die scratch since it goes over the lettering.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Close call, scratch vs. crack.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2824 Posts |
very cool.. I not a big fan of shield cents but that is awesome!
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
Looks like a crack to me. A die scratch or gouge would go under the lettering and would be a straight line.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1915 Posts |
 This die is about to mint it's last coin. It is about to completely break in half. Very nice example of a terminal state die. A die scratch would NOT go over the devices becase on the die the fields are the highest point of relief. This means a scratch would have to travel down into the valleys of the devices, plus on this coin you can start to see areas where it is blobbing. These are areas of the crack that the metal has flown into tryying to fill the void created by the crack. I bet it would fetch $5-$10 on ebay. |
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New Member
United States
21 Posts |
Wow, very cool. Thank you for posting!
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Valued Member
United States
118 Posts |
This is a die crack not a die scratch. Its definitely an odd area for it that's for sure. Neat find.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1699 Posts |
This die crack is far from terminal and is not that large, even when compared to modern coinage. It is an interesting piece, though.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
5385 Posts |
Cool error, P or D ?
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Note the die flow lines in the field above and below the LIBERTY. That shows me that this die has some age on it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
Does the thinner right arm of the "Y" indicate an older die state? (Die wear?)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2651 Posts |
I was gonna ask if the Y show doubling? But I think there would be notches if it was Doubled in that direction.
Edited by Jayman931
09/03/2014 11:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1572 Posts |
It is a 2014-P. Here is a closer look at the "Y":  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Actually no. Die wear shows toward the closest rim. So the date would show die wear/deterioration on the right side of the devices. On LIBERTY it would be on the left side of the devices. On the motto it is on the tops of the devices. But the thin arm on the "Y" is part of the design for that series. On the DDO for that year it shows a thicker "Y".  Here is a Side by side of the normal LIBERTY on the 2012 with the doubled die for that year.  |
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Posted 09/03/2014 07:49 am
