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..those would be die cracks correct?....how 'bout coin cracks...here's one of my favs from ancient times of 'the year of the 5'...Pertinax...PLUS...i have two Bashlow confederate pennies with die marks  😄

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1 hour ago, ominus1 said:

..those would be die cracks correct?....how 'bout coin cracks...here's one of my favs from ancient times of 'the year of the 5'...Pertinax...PLUS...i have two Bashlow confederate pennies with die marks  😄

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Those arent die cracks but die cancelling marks.when they destroy or deface the die.

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Below are two jetons (tokens), one in silver, the other in copper, both from the same dies, showing a die crack (through "DU ROY" at the top of the obverse) at different stages of evolution : the copper specimen must have been struck later in time

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