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jnesbitt82 Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 11:26 pm I opened an 1956 roll of wheat cents and I noticed some of them had a small die crack. As I progressed into the roll, I noticed the die crack getting progressively worse to the point that it looks like a chip may have broken off of the die. What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 11:32 pm your lucky to have found that. each time the die mints a coin, it gets worn out like any other thing, right? so, there was a crack in the first coin, it got bigger and bigger and worse and worse until someone changed the dies. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 11:38 pm That had to be fun to find! That's cool. Report this Post to the Staff
jnesbitt82 Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 11:59 pm I ended up with 10 coins that look exactly like this, 24 others that started with a weak crack and progressed to this point, and 16 with no evidence of a die crack. Its very cool to see the progression of the die breaking down. Report this Post to the Staff
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 12:05 am is that another crack/chip right below the wheat stalks, where V.D.B. should be in 1909? Report this Post to the Staff
jnesbitt82 Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 12:21 am Quote: is that another crack/chip right below the wheat stalks, where V.D.B. should be in 1909? I double checked. unfortunately, it was just lint. The only thing on the reverse that is consistent with each coin is a raised line at the top inside part of the letter D on United. Its small though and hard to see in the pics I posted. Report this Post to the Staff
mattbrowning7 Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 10:30 am Lincoln's bad hair day . Awesome awesome awesome chip error. lucky roll Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 11:09 am Lincoln needs to check into the Betty Ford Clinic immediately because he be a CRACK HEAD Report this Post to the Staff
southerngent Valued Member United States 469 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 12:00 pm Nice assassin's cent! I know that isn't very PC but I couldn't resist. Cool piece. Report this Post to the Staff
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