1945-D Jefferson W/ Significant Obverse Die Crack

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nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15395 Posts	Posted 04/06/2010 8:36 pm I have in hand a PCGS slabbed MS66 Jefferson 1945-D war silver nickel. I was taking a good look at it tonight in preparation for listing it for sale here at the CCF (now upgraded with a PCGS MS67 'Benson' example) ..... when I noticed what I thought was a scratch on the obverse. Turns out the 'scratch' is actually two die cracks easily visible under my 10x loupe ..... one starts at the lower rim 6:00 position and runs vertically to the end of Jefferson lower bust .... the other picks up from there and runs at 45 degrees across the length of Jefferson upper jacket, across his jaw and ends level (more or less) with his mouth. Anyways ..... any requests for photos will surely disappoint ..... no way do I have the photo skills to show these cracks through the slab. Is anybody familiar with this as a 'variety' ..... my gut says most of these coins are so worn down today that very few Gem (MS65+) examples still exist .... and the fatigue nature of this particular obverse die is most likely unnoticed as a result. Now is when I need a copy of Cherrypickers Vol #1! I would appreciate any input on this ..... BTW the coin is for sale! David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Edited by nickelsearcher 04/06/2010 8:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 04/06/2010 8:48 pm A fair few of my UNC War nickles have die cracks a few have laminations. This leads me to believe that cracks are fairly common for this series. This would make sense if you think about the time they were minted. they would have used the dies until they could no longer be used to save on replacement costs and materials. Edited by nohope587 04/06/2010 9:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jokingjoker Pillar of the Community United States 2150 Posts	Posted 04/06/2010 10:02 pm No, you were right at first, it was a scratch and I will gladly buy it from you at the new discounted price. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/06/2010 11:26 pm Die cracks don't make a coin a variety, except in the VAM world. I still don't understand that? Report this Post to the Staff
DylansDad Valued Member United States 476 Posts	Posted 04/07/2010 12:54 am If we decide we want to start creating varieties for them, can we call them JAM's for Jefferson's? :) Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 04/07/2010 05:42 am "If we decide we want to start creating varieties for them, can we call them JAM's for Jefferson's? :)" Only if some one with the initials JA writes a book on them and you would also have to change the last letter to a J or N VAMs are named after Mr Van Allen I believe. But I could be wrong... Report this Post to the Staff
DylansDad Valued Member United States 476 Posts	Posted 04/07/2010 11:56 am You're right Richard, was just trying to be witty. Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5604 Posts	Posted 04/17/2010 12:46 am Named after Authors, Mr Leroy C. Van Allen, and Mr George Mallis... ....."VAMS"..... Report this Post to the Staff
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