2013 Lincoln Cent No Mint Mark With Die Breaks?

You may wonder while the crack enlarges into a break. This is what is happening. The die cracks first. With continued use, the crack can crumble away and cause chips when more metal breaks off the die. But how can a crack start to look like this coin. Keep in mind that the die crack and break deeper into the die,




making the top of the spread of the getting wider. As it continues to crack even deeper, the the crack starts to move more, making more chips loosen and spread to the point where enough me of the metal widens, and more crumbles away, so that a break starts to form on that area. As the die is continued to be use, it continues to break down and sometimes go rim to rim and then when it breaks away off the die, then it is a Cud.



CoopHome: How/why do die cracks get wider?

Looking at the OP's coin, seeing the T in the close up pic, it looks like the bottom of the T below the crack has shifted a tiny bit in relation to the part above the crack

@Oldfordman Nice find, its interesting that its in the same area.
@coop Thanks for your info!