Is This A 1944 Broken Die? Or Just Damage? (Cent)

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ezmonee New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 12:43 am I was going through some wheat pennies and this one popped up. It looks like it might be a broken die because the 1 looks to be struck under the 9. Or is it just damage? Let me know what you think. Thanks! * Edited by Staff to Add Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5667 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 02:01 am Looks like a lamination defect, and possibly a folded over peel. to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 02:01 am I don't know if you'd call that a cracked planchet or a lamination, or maybe both? but it's the planchet that's flawed, not the die. The 1 in the date on these is the same length as the 4s, so what looks like a piece of a 1 is way too long to be from the 1. Somebody else will probably have a better theory but I'm guessing it's displaced or folded over metal from the planchet flaw that happens to look like a 1. @Zurie beat me to it... Edited by kbbpll 03/28/2023 02:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
ezmonee New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 02:31 am @zurie/ @kbbpll It looks like under the 9 could be the mint mark all messed up perhaps? None the less is this an error worth keeping out? I haven't been able to find any examples. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5667 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 02:42 am It's not a mintmark. It's probably a retained lamination peel from that thin strip of metal running horizontally left of the date. Likely broke off and folded over as the die struck the planchet. Worth keeping, but not particularly valuable. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 04:07 am We see quite a few lams here, but they are still fun to find. You could save this in a 2x2 until an even nicer example comes your way. "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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 07:37 am Lamination and 2x2 worthy. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19146 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 07:40 am Yes, lamination issue--nice example. Wonder what the reverse looks like? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95517 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 2:23 pm very nice Lamination! 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
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