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otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 4:36 pm Just purchased. It looks like a massive die crack to me. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 4:54 pm @otto, that is an interesting coin. I'm not sure that you have a die crack there, although I don't think that it is just damage either. Perhaps a planchet flaw similar to a partial lamination? I'm interested to see what others think. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19215 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 4:59 pm Appears to be a lamination issue, not a die crack. Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 5:12 pm I guess an actual die crack wouldn't continue through the dog. Is that correct? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 5:32 pm No I disagree with that, although the die crack might change direction when it hit the dog. Rather, this looks more like a lamination due to the wrinkled appearance of the metal right next to the linear defect. I suspect, but definitely do not recommend, that you could lift up some of that metal with the edge of a knife. Again, you shouldn't actually do that as it damages the coin, but I'm thinking that the wrinkled metal is quite thin. "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
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/17/2021 5:54 pm Thanks Spence. The pic is a bit blurry. Maybe I can take a better one when I get it. Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/24/2021 08:48 am Received coin. A better pic. It is lamination Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21637 Posts	Posted 10/24/2021 09:11 am Much better picture. We can see all the detail now. Definitely a Lamination Issue, you can see a second line above the first which would be the other side of the lamination. Edited by JimmyD 10/24/2021 09:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 10/24/2021 1:50 pm Quote: Received coin. A better pic. It is lamination Agreed--very nice! "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
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