1949 Cent - Die Crack, Damage, Or Something Else?

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roostercogburn Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 09/27/2020 01:34 am I came across this cent where Lincoln appears to have got a bad haircut. I am a bit of a beginner so I am not sure what I mam looking at. The hair in the back is all pushed forward, but you can still see the line where the hair should have been. In addition, there looks to be a die crack just below. Please help me understand. - Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

SensibleSal66 Valued Member United States 79 Posts	Posted 09/27/2020 01:43 am The area is just worn, I know it looks like a curl, just worn. The whole coin has PMD . Report this Post to the Staff
roostercogburn Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 09/27/2020 02:09 am Thanks SensibleSal66. The coin is definitely in bad shape. It is tough to tell in the picture, but the straight diagonal line behind the ear really looks like extra copper when I look at it through my loupe. Does that change your assessment at all? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/27/2020 04:47 am (Might be) a RIDB with damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 09/27/2020 10:42 am I'm with @john1 on this one. That is a very common area for die cracks and RIDBs. It is a little hard to tell with this amount of circulation wear. "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
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 09/27/2020 3:59 pm Retained Interior Die Break with wear at the edges of the die cracks. It's not uncommon to see on Wheat cents, but this one is larger than most. Condition of the coin limits any value the coin might have. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
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