1952 Lincoln Wheat Penny Die Cracks?

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Zelos New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 12:38 pm Are these two errors example of die cracks? Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 1:02 pm those look like they came from die chips, die cracks usually present as thin, raised lines Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 1:27 pm Nice example of die chips. Report this Post to the Staff
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 2:05 pm I always call these die chips/breaks "bugs in the wheat" Report this Post to the Staff
Zelos New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 2:13 pm I like the term! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 4:22 pm Nice ones @zelos! Seems like cents from the 1950s are chock full of them. "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
stoneman227 Pillar of the Community United States 2376 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 4:56 pm This is my favorite bugs in wheat find. Shows where I unleashed my pet mouse on the bugs Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 5:05 pm Chips and breaks. When enough of the die material chips away from the die, then you see the term break as it is not the first of the chips falling away from the die. But after several, then they are designated as a break. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 11/27/2020 7:57 pm Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
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