Liberty V Nickel... Die Crack?

1) yes, those are obv and rev die cracks, the dies were probably close to failure
2) die cracks dont necessarily add value unless they are indicative of a particular variety (one example- 1861-O Seated half dollar, one variety has a die crack on obverse. The obverse die used to make that variety was the same obverse die used to make the four original Confederate half dollars. That die crack makes the half dollar 3+ times as valuable as a regular one)
3) nickel coins from the 1800s were plagued with die crack problems due mainly to the hardness of nickel and poorly tempered steel dies. As technology improved, most of those problems went away but still occurred occasionally. Since they were so common from that time period, they are not usually listed on a slab.

agreed, and it's "nickel" not "nickle".

Thanks All!!! Very interesting!... so a die crack is not an error... an error is when people messed up...like the wrong date? ok... am learning!
Coppercoins... are you an english teacher? I never was very good at spelling! You've caught me on 2 posts now... promise not to spell nickle wrong again!!!
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