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Pillar of the Community
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I haven't found one that goes across the coin yet, but this one came pretty close...   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Fantastic! Very cool nickel. I think another one of our members found one of these long ago.... Certainly tough to find.
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Pillar of the Community
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Whoa... Looks like Monticello was sliced with a katana like a beer can! Very cool  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for having a look! I like how thick the crack looks under magnification. Lighting was tricky on this one, but perhaps a better picture here.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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The middle of the Monticello is the only thing holding the die together. lol Very nice.
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Man, I wonder what that die looked like. Cold it have eventually split in twain? ... Wait, better question.... Oh coop, any die eye candy in your files for this one?
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05/09/2015 10:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Howz this? Could have ended up like this. Click Image To Enlarge
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Pillar of the Community
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Wow!  Imagine the force it takes to split it like that. I wonder if there is a snap or some distinctive sound when the die splits in two. |
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That is a way cool find Kevin,congrats. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks ken, I was kind of hesitant to believe that a die could split into two equal halves. That is cool. I wonder what the last coin struck when that die finally gave up the ghost would have looked like. And if racksTers nickel die was in for the same fate?
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Thanks for looking and commenting folks.
Nice thought Cascade - when the die catastrophically failed, what did it produce in its final strike? A picture of that specimen would be rather interesting I think!
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Bedrock of the Community
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A split die like Ken posted is not a single event. It starts off as a crack then progressively spreads and then later on it splits off. It is just nice that Ken has both parts. Great to see what a Cud die would look like. Nice images Ken. |
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Just for kicks, how about this one. A die I sold out of greed ($275 worth of greed LOL) and now wish I had back.   Edited by koinpro
05/10/2015 2:44 pm
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I like puzzles too! |
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