1915-D Lincoln Cent - Die Crack? - Coin Community Forum

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fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 12:30 am From my 1915-D junk box. The coin has seen some rough times, but what looks like a die crack from the vest to the 9, then along the bottom of the 15 to the rim caught my eye. If this is a die crack, the die couldn't have been long for this world. I don't collect die cracks, so this is way out of my usual area of interest. What does everybody think? Scratch? Crack? Nothing? EDIT: Here are some closer pics at higher resolution: Edited by fortcollins 02/10/2018 12:48 am Report this Post to the Staff

11997755 Pillar of the Community United States 2253 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 12:37 am Looks to me like a scratch. Appears incuse. Looks like the scratch starts at the bottom of the "1" OF "15". Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 12:39 am I really can't tell from that pic. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Tootallious Rest in Peace United States 1559 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 02:00 am I have to agree that it looks like a deep scratch. Look at all the dings and nicks on the rim. Although, the area in question looks to have been there for decades. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 07:44 am @FC, I agree with the others that it is hard to tell from the pics. However, in hand, you should be able to determine this yourself. If the linear mark is incuse (below the surface of the coin) then you have a scratch. If the linear mark is in relief (raised above the surface of the coin) then you may have a die crack. In the end, it is pretty minor regardless of what it is and likely doesn't add to or detract from the overall value of your coin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 10:14 am Your fingertip may be able to sense whether the mark is raised or incuse, though the coin may be too worn at this point. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3663 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 11:08 am This one's just too far gone to tell by feel. My 2x2 and jeweler's loupe don't help must, either. I can't rule out a struck through thread, either. The surface is pretty abused. All of my junk boxes of early Denver cents were pulled from circulation at face value back in the 1960's. They were still fairly common out here. Of course, then they were only about as old as the 1960's cents are now. (Now you know that I'm ancient and how I spent my paper route and lawn mowing money as a little brat!) These coins saw heavy use, and none of them are too exciting. Back in the day, I cherry-picked the best of them for my Whitman albums. I'm just now examining the shrapnel boxes for die varieties. As I said, the cracks, chips, and Cuds aren't my area of interest. Thanks for the thoughts on this one. Back to the shrapnel heap it goes . . . Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 11:12 am On the '1' it looks like the circulation damage rolled the metal over a bit and now it is chipping off the that area. Not an error, but a circulated coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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