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twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/12/2016 9:13 pm Hello All, Am fairly new to coin collecting. I have been looking through some of the coins I have and have found some coins with die cracks on them. How rare is a die crack? have found them on coins from the 60's to modern clad, from pennies to quarters. Do they hold any collector value or are they just interesting to the new collector? (like me ) twistedt * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 03/12/2016 9:45 pm As the die ages, it's prone to develop stress cracks. But even new dies can develop cracks for a myriad of reasons. Unless catastrophic failure occurs or a die is VLDS, they may keep using it for a while. Value? Not really, but there are a few exceptions. For the most part, they are interesting to some. Consider the Liberty Bell; would it be as interesting without the crack? Several folks here keep prime specimens: full diameter cracks, cracks that run rim-to-rim, through a mintmark (i.e. War Nickels). But keep what you like. Low investment for an interesting specimen. Why not? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 11:22 am When they are very long or ready to show a die split they are interesting: Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 5:06 pm How do you like this one? Report this Post to the Staff
twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 5:36 pm I think thats a cool looking one! twistedt Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 6:23 pm Thanks, I thought you'd like it. There are all kinds of Die Cracks on ebay, the interesting ones sell. Report this Post to the Staff
twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 7:29 pm i'd really like to find one like that 2nd picture in coops post! that is really cool!! twistedt Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 7:54 pm On Heritage they range in the $260+ and upward. Report this Post to the Staff
twistedt Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 8:09 pm WOW! I think I will stick to finding one! Report this Post to the Staff
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