2009 Cent

I contacted the Royal Canadian Mint (by email) regarding this issue and I just received this reply.


12 July, 2010
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I acknowledge your email of July 8, 2010 asking how the Royal Canadian Mint handles damaged or worn dies.

The Mint does rework dies if our Die Technicians feel that they can be adjusted, however it is not possible to fill in a crack and then rework a die without noticeable markings. For this reason, if a cracked die is returned from the pressroom it is generally destroyed.

There are a few situations that may give the impression of a surface crack, the most common being that there was lint struck in the die. One would have to look at the coin very closely to determine whether the marking was actually made by a surface imperfection.

I hope you find this information helpful and thank you for your interest in the Royal Canadian Mint.

Sincerely,


Thank you for your interest in the Royal Canadian Mint.


Sincerely,

Team Communication
Communications Representative

Thanks for the update Rick!

Now we know what they do with their cracked dies. I'd still like to know if the struck-thru coin has any value. I would assume it would. Either way, she's in an airtite an not going anywhere! It's a cool error.