1955 Dime, Unc., Unknown Line Through Hair Field?

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Snoopydoo Valued Member United States 443 Posts	Posted 12/29/2019 11:31 pm I cut this coin out of a bag from Littleton Coin Company. I noticed some kind of distortion running through the hair field to forehead. Is it anything of note? Lamination error, or damaged die? I circled it in an up close picture below. Report this Post to the Staff

merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 01:24 am not seeing anything unusual Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 08:07 am I don't see anything unusual either . At first I thought you were talking about what looks like a staple scratch across top of head . Report this Post to the Staff
heavymetal Valued Member United States 303 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 09:07 am It looks like it's raised to me so probably a die crack. Report this Post to the Staff
Snoopydoo Valued Member United States 443 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 09:53 am Yes, look at the close up that I circled, way too wide for a scratch, and raised. The whole coin picture does look like a scratch, but it's not. Are die cracks considered an error or variety? Report this Post to the Staff
Oijogja Pillar of the Community United States 715 Posts	Posted 12/30/2019 11:26 am Technically, I suppose you could argue that die cracks are an error and/or could be a variety, but from most collectors' viewpoints, a die crack this minor isn't really noteworthy or adding value. Something like this might be used as a die marker if this dime were a doubled die, but in and of itself, this die crack is just an aesthetic component of this particular piece, not a "special" variety. You might search "die crack" on error-ref.com and look at some examples illustrated there in conjunction with major errors. Report this Post to the Staff
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