1937 Wheat Penny_die Crack That Looks Like An Extra Wheat Stalk

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Bogiesmokes Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 4:30 pm Hey all Any thoughts on this raised (die crack?)? It almost looks like the start of another wheat stalk. I included a picture of a light tin foil impression of the reverse. The last letter in ''americ'A'' looks like it was affected by the raised portion (or PMD.). Thanks for looking. Report this Post to the Staff

Bogiesmokes Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 5:11 pm I used photoshop to select the raised crack (as best I could), made a copy of it, and overlayed the copy on top of the right wheat stalk. I only adjusted the copy's exposure, color, and opacity, and rotated it in line with the stalk. Looks oddly similar... Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 5:13 pm Not a die crack, just damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5675 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 5:21 pm Agree it's damage. The metal is pushed downward causing the raised line. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 6:30 pm That's what I'm thinking as well. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 9:07 pm Yes too much damage going on ; Not a die crack . Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 9:09 pm I agree, PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
VestigeWolf Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 9:12 pm Hmmmm. Not sure I agree. I don't see the metal flow you are talking about. Not even on the tin. It is odd! Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 9:31 pm @vestigewolf it's just damage. You can see how the metal has been displaced from the divot below the "stem" to where the supposed "stem" is. This is just a combination of PMD and Pareidolia. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 9:33 pm All damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Bogiesmokes Valued Member United States 197 Posts	Posted 06/12/2021 11:59 pm I'm not so sure. I am surely a novice at this and am learning more every day. But other than the scratch below the raised lines in question, I don't see any other area around the raised lines that shows a big enough divot to cause PMD damage, and it happens to match fairly well to a wheat stalk on the reverse, even the PCGS wheat reverse which matches pretty neatly as well...i always appreciate the input of course, will set the coin aside...many thanks for looking. Report this Post to the Staff
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