Is This A Retained Interior Die Break On The Obverse Of This 1955 Penny?

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Lmhatt Valued Member United States 111 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 10:41 am Can you tell me if this is an example of a RIDB. Its located in Lincolns head and starts below the W in IGWT and runs south about 3/4 of the way down his head. I didnt see anything that looks raised so could it be a lamination issue? Thank you again. Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 12:23 pm I'm not sure what a RIDB is. Feel like I should but drawing a blank. All I see there is a coin minted with very worn out dies. Edit: Oh. I see what you're talking about. I'm not sure. Let's wait for the pros to chime in. Looked it up. Retained Interior Die Break to educate those like myself. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 03/21/2021 1:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Scuba1 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 1:40 pm RIDB= Retained Interior Die Break. You're not the only one chafmasterj (me included) that draws a blank sometimes on the many many acronyms in numismatics... I'm not an expert on these but best I can tell from your pics is that it does possibly appear to be a raised die crack line on Linc's head. Possibly? Edited by Scuba1 03/21/2021 1:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 2:03 pm Classic beginnings of a cracked skull. Report this Post to the Staff
shaney777 Valued Member United States 151 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 2:32 pm In my opinion, the line looks incused. Die cracks are raised. I would assume damage here. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 2:46 pm Yes many 55 wheats have what us old timers called : Cracked Sculls ( die cracks ) . Report this Post to the Staff
Lmhatt Valued Member United States 111 Posts	Posted 03/23/2021 08:11 am Going thru my recent posts and noticed I failed to thank you all for taking the time to reply. I do appreciate it. Report this Post to the Staff
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