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Thams New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 8:31 pm Hi all, just trying to learn my way around the coin hobby. I was going through various years looking for wide and narrow AMs and came across this guy. I'm guessing it's a die crack? It looks like it skirts the E and goes all the way through Lincoln forehead (ouch!). Am I on the right track? I know it doesn't increase the value of the coin at all. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 8:38 pm Several dies from the 2006 cents had die cracks on the forehead area. (So common it couldn't be used as a marker) Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 8:46 pm That is a nice one @thams. When they intersect with Abe's head, we give 'em the nickname "spikeheads". If you use the CCF search box in the upper left hand corner of your screen with SPIKEHEAD as the keyword, you will see a ton of different ones to compare with yours. "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
Thams New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 8:46 pm Cool, so are you saying that since it was common in 2006 then it's very likely this is a die crack even though it's from a different year? Report this Post to the Staff
Thams New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 8:48 pm Thanks Spence! I'll do that so I can check it out. Report this Post to the Staff
goldnugget Valued Member United States 372 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 8:59 pm Thanks for Sharing. Nice Die Crack goldnugget Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19208 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 9:08 pm Classic die crack. Someone at the mint yelled 'release the krak(en)!' Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 9:15 pm Basically there may have been an issue the the production of the dies or weakness of the metal on that year. But the design is the same as other years. But something caused this event to happen on that years cents. Report this Post to the Staff
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