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Unusual Die Cracks on U.S. Cents

1917S San Francisco Mint

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Images are courtesy of Marvin L. Young

Cross-reference: none. The die cracks extends from the left rim and from the right rim but does not meet in the center of the reverse. If the die cracks did meet this coin would have been a Bisecting Rim to Rim Die “RRDC”.

1940S San Francisco Mint

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Images are courtesy of Chuck Newman

Cross-reference: none. The die crack extends along the lower part of Lincoln’s bust. Though it does enter the rim below the lower front of the bust, it terminates at the other end under the I of LIBERTY.

1943 Philadelphia Mint

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Images are courtesy of Danny Crabtree

Cross reference: none. 08/30/2018.

1955 Philadelphia Mint

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Images are courtesy of JC Stevens

This unusual die crack begins at the rim top of the D in GOD. It runs into the head and branches off in many directions. One branch runs to the back of the neck. Another die crack starts at the rim to the left of VBD and runs up the coat. In the area between the back of the neck and the coat there is a line that appears to be PSD (Post Strike Damage) or a very light crack between the coat and the back of the neck. Another example of this die is needed to compare to this area.

1955D Denver Mint

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Images are courtesy of Jeff Ylitalo

Cross-reference: none. 11/10/2020.

Note: the die crack does not enter the bust, so it is not a Spike Head. It is unusual because of it’s location.

1972D Denver Mint

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Images are courtesy of Greg Bowyer

Cross-reference: none. 11/10/2020.

Note: None of the die cracks intersect; this is why it is not listed as a shattered die.

1983Philadelphia Mint

UDC-1c-1983-01R Stage A

Images are courtesy of JC Stevens

Cross reference: Stage B, SKH-1c-1983-63, JCc-1983_070. 12/21/2023.

Note: Obverse Spike Head, SKH-1c-1983-63, “white arrow”. Reverse has 3 die cracks “black arrows”.

UDC-1c-1983-01R Stage B

Images are courtesy of George

Cross reference: none. 07/01/2015.

Note: Obverse die is different.

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Images are courtesy of Dustin Ickow

This Die Crack is unusual because of the location of the crack. Most Lincoln Memorial Cent Die Cracks from the top of the Lincoln Memorial run up to the rim. This one runs down to the last “A” in “AMERICA”.

Cross reference: none.

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Images are courtesy of Keith Christenson

This unusual die crack is the result of severe die damage and found on the reverse of this 1983 Lincoln Cent.

Per Mike Diamond “What you have is severe die damage on both faces that resulted from the dies striking a hard object sandwiched between the dies. The dies cracked as well from the impact.”

Cross reference: none.

1988 Philadelphia Mint

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Images are courtesy of Greg Bowyer

This unusual die crack is almost a bisecting rim to rim die crack, but because the die doesn’t reach the rim above the “D” in UNITED it is not a RRDC.

Cross reference: none. 02/22/2022.

1996 Philadelphia Mint

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Images are courtesy of Claude Butcher

This Die Crack is unusual because of the location of the crack(s) and the length which runs from the rim above the “A” in AMERICA down to the top of the “N” in CENT. Note the die chip at the top of the 9th bay of the memorial.

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Images are courtesy of David Curfman

This Die Crack is unusual because of the location of the cracks. One runs from the rim above the “o” in oF to the top of the Memorial 9th column. The other from the rim up to the Memorial to the 10th column. If the die cracks did meet this coin would have been a Bisecting Rim to Rim Die “RRDC”. 10/13/2018.