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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I posted this here because I had been told that a die crack coin is common, this coin I have has 3 raised lines near the rim but are in 3 different areas so what is common and what is rare.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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A few more raised lines then coin will have a clock face.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's still fairly common. Once a die starts to crack, it just gets worse and you can easily get multiple cracks until the die falls apart. The Royal Mint produced fewer coins with die cracks, in my opinion, as their quality standards were quite high. However, during the war they were probably trying to conserve resources so the quality slipped a bit. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1510 Posts |
So pretty much melted silver all its good for.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5239 Posts |
Yes, it is pretty much a bullion coin. I collect die cracks and that's all that I would pay.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I have multiple GB 3D's dating from 1908 - 1925, with D.Cks.
I would not consider any of them to have much value over melt, too common an occurrence, many years have multiple cracks.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1510 Posts |
Nevol do you have a 1903 threepence GB coin, this one isn't cracked at all.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Quote:
Nevol do you have a 1903 threepence GB coin, this one isn't cracked at all. No 1903 at all. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Seems like a fairy common oddity.
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Yes, fairly common, people used to get real excited about them, but ebay has shown just how common they are. Some of the more dramatic die cracks and rim Cuds still command some premium depending on the demand. I love them but wouldn't pay through the nose for them. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Posted 02/04/2023 06:37 am
