1880-P Morgan- Die Cracks/Letter Transfer T?

FYI
***This is the same coin that I had questions about Postmint Damage*******

Mr Lee just said the same thing- too much post-mint damage etc to figure anything out- Die cracks are not attributable, die breaks are, and this is not a break.
I guess sometimes: "Oldies are NOT Goodies" (LOL)!

This coin also has a die clash from the right side- eagles feathers running directly up into the letter N of IN God Etc. It looks like its the neckline from the obverse, plus die chips by the arrows and lord knows what else might be on it, but its too hard to really determine everything.

The "gap" in the line is actually indented into the coin. This would indicate post mint damage and not a crack at all, to me it just looks like a scratch. I am intrigued by the possible clash next to the 1. It looks raised from the field which would imply transfer, but the amount of damage makes it difficult to determine whether it really is. It does look like the bottom of the t, but after comparing it to clash diagrams, the die would have to have been rotated. Just for curiosity's sake, I would check your coin for die rotation.

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Do you still think this could only be post mint damage?

This sure looks like a break to me, given the definition of die break.- its not a crack-no raised metal- unless it was worn off over the years- but there are openings between the lines that are clearly there and the whole thing runs from the top of the S in state"s" down under the O of OF and crosses over the base of the F and down into the S in Trust- its a continuous line.

The more I look at this coin, the more things I'm seeing- it has a die clash from the Eagles right feather straight up into the N of IN God etc.- it has a die chip near the arrow tips on the reverse as well- just ashame its not a better specimen grade wise.

This is a nice example of die breaks. You can see how the field by the date is displaced where the die broke.

http://www.vamworld.com/1921-P+VAM-3T


You can check the coin for die rotation by simply flipping it over. Hold the coin looking at the reverse with "In God We Trust" horizontally level. flip the coin over and the obverse should also look level. You can also use one of those cardboard coin holders. place the coin in it with either the obverse or reverse squared up with the holder, flip it over and see if the other side is aligned.