Some Nice Die Cracks On This 1944 Nickel

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Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 11/09/2014 02:20 am Got this out of a 50 cents each bin. A huge crack on N and a couple of smaller ones on the leaves. The obverse has a couple of hairline cracks. It is Zoell reverse FL174e: sprouting M.L., line CEN to rim, 4 to M.L. Obverse not listed (or not yet in this catalogue). There seem to be a lot of die cracks in 1944 and 1945. There's a huge chunk for those where other years usually have one or two variety listings. Must be because of the war. I'm amazed when I read that Thomas Shingles cut the matrix by hand! Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/09/2014 09:03 am Nice. I'm partial to die cracks. Report this Post to the Staff
Xanonite Valued Member Canada 218 Posts	Posted 11/09/2014 2:52 pm Hard one to spot on the neck. Does there also seem to be too much metal around the reverse rim? I thought I saw something near the neck but dismissed it until I saw the picture underneath. Could I be nosey today and ask you what you use for the picture? It would certainly make it so much easier to find some errors. Edited by Xanonite 11/09/2014 2:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Vancouver IslandCoinKid Forum Kid Canada 1074 Posts	Posted 11/10/2014 12:51 am Those are very nice! how many are there? Report this Post to the Staff
duncanbishop24 Pillar of the Community United States 898 Posts	Posted 11/10/2014 01:33 am Nice. I like die cracks. I don't seek them out but I don't avoid them either. I like getting them as a nice surprise. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 11/10/2014 02:15 am A few more hairline cracks. Since most of the cracks occur on the edges of the letters I wonder why they didn't un-serif or round off the letter edges and designs? I mean, they had to produce a new matrix anyway when they made the Victory design. Report this Post to the Staff
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