1985 Dime Torch Touching The Letter ?

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trevcoin28 Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 05:11 am Report this Post to the Staff

mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2954 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 05:46 am I going to call that a die crack connecting the torch to the S. Report this Post to the Staff
trevcoin28 Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 05:54 am Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
kenwright396 Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 07:53 am Agree with mrwhatisit. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 09:01 am Agree, die crack. Good eye! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34401 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 10:13 am Yes that sharp tip of the flame is an area of high stress and tends to be the starting point for die cracks. "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 10:51 am To me it looks like a die wear issue. Note on the full image of the reverse, you can see the same event happening on the top of the 'E' on STATES. Just strong die wear in the rim direction. (The close up images do no show this) Either way it add no premium for this. But it adds more information about the die was the issue that struck the coin. (clues) If it were a die crack, it would have flowed over the top of the devices and went to the rim on the Torch. Edited by coop 07/15/2022 10:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95630 Posts	Posted 07/15/2022 11:32 am looks like a crack to me, but die wear also makes sense Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
hewart Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 4:26 pm Wow... I got one very similar. I wonder if it could have come from the same die ? This was a 1997 P dime. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 4:50 pm Second photo show me MD. If the die age enough for me is normal that on that part of the design will crack. Yes could be same die. that part it is more sensitive to crack due to the forces applied combinate with the MD. Report this Post to the Staff
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