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Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 10/16/2006 1:08 pm I just noticed this raised line above and through the top of the bonnet. Not having spent a whole lot of time in the past looking for errors, I'm still pretty green in that area. I'm assuming this is what is referred to as a die crack - correct? What I don't quite understand though - above the die crack there is another line (brownish in color) that runs parallel with the crack until it arrives at the area where it branches away from it - above this line, the area appears to be raised - not nopticable in hand, but under 20X magnification, it looks like a small plateau. Is this a common occurance, or an oddity? I've posted as good a scan as I can come up with, but I realize scans leave a lot to be desired. Any opinions on this one? Image: 1887.jpg 84.79 KB Image: 1887 Rev.jpg 79 KB Image: 1887 Morgan Die Crack.jpg 24.91 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 10/16/2006 1:31 pm Yep, that's a die crack. As for the "small plateau", I'm not quite sure I know what you are talking about......but maybe it's just toning. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/16/2006 3:45 pm Looks like another die crack on the reverse from the O in DOLLAR to the rim, and I'm curious about what's above the second T in STATES. Is the second line you refer to the one that branches from the die crack towards the dot, and then turns and runs past the top of the cap? Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 10/16/2006 4:40 pm Becky - the "plateau" expression was used for want of a better word. What it amounts to is above the line just below the S, heading toward the dot, appears, under magnification, to be the minutest amount higher than the surrounding area. Maybe it is nothing more than my imagination, but I've viewed it from every concievable angle, and it appears to be the same no matter the angle. 'Course, I don't have anything stronger than 20X magnification - under a stronger glass, it may appear to be something altogether different than what I think I'm seeing. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 10/16/2006 4:58 pm Dave - Whatever it was above the T came off with the help of a toothpick. The reverse has numerous small raised areas - none visible to the naked eye though; however, the obverse has an abundance - the one I mentioned earlier runs from the right wheat head down to the M in UNUM - another one beginning between the 5th and 6th stars after the date, and running down to the first star after the date, another beginning at the 1 in the date and running around the coin till it reaches the L in PLURIBUS, another beginning above the U in PLURIBUS and just below the rim until it reaches the dot behind the S, another on her cheek just in front of the ear, another on her forehead below the hair. I reckon they were trying to get that extra mile out of the die, huh? I think this is a trip to find a coin with so many die cracks on it. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/16/2006 5:50 pm Get used to it with Morgans, Ralph. Between the very complex design, and the large mint runs per die, die cracks are very common with this design. You can pretty easily build a date/mintmark set of Morgans with die cracks. The worst of them all are the 1921's - that's what draws me to them. Report this Post to the Staff
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