Is This A Die Crack? 1859 Large Cent

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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 12:00 am I was inspired by another post to take a closer look at my 1859 large cents for varieties. Didn't find any but found one that has a pretty impressive die crack (if that's what it is) and some other irregularities (filled dies) Do die cracks lower the grade of the coin? thanks malissa Report this Post to the Staff

hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 12:08 am Yes Malissa, it is.. some collect these. I have a few in 1858 cents.. yours seems to be packed with die cracks.. How do you take the images? scans or pictures? excellent and sharp... HHB Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 12:12 am hi hhb, thank you. I use my digital camera on macro setting and I bought a jumbo sized magnifying jewelers loop (10x magnification) and I hold that over the lens. Pictures can be sharper if I can hold my breath better. lol I wonder why people would specifically collect coins with die cracks? must be the only thing out there that you would buy on purpose with a crack in it. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 05/02/2009 07:57 am Die cracks seem pretty common on these. It just makes them more interesting especially on an excellent example as you have. Great suggestion for the magnification. I will have to try that Report this Post to the Staff
flipcoin Valued Member Canada 75 Posts	Posted 01/13/2011 9:31 pm yes it is a great die crack nice and big very nice pictures have to try what you said about the magnification.? Report this Post to the Staff
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