1959 Die crash, or what?

[Guest]

While documenting the die scratches I posted earlier I came accross this little item. On the reverse, there is a crack in the last colum and tiny fractures on the right edge of the building. How would this be classified?

[mustbebob]

You are correct with the term die cracks. Tiny blobs of metal are called die chips. Your thread title says die 'crash', but there is no such animal. Dies that hit together without a coin blank between them are called clashes.

[MintyFresh]

Great. Thanks. So, do I need to attribute this or throw it back? Is it something I save, or toss back incirculation???

I am totally unaware of the numismatic valure of these types of annomollies.

Again,

Thanks

You are correct with the term die cracks. Tiny blobs of metal are called die chips. Your thread title says die 'crash', but there is no such animal. Dies that hit together without a coin blank between them are called clashes.

[mustbebob]

Die cracks are very, very common, on all denominations of coins. They become more collectible as the cracks get more severe. Cracks along the rim that get to the point where a piece of the die breaks off, form what is called a cud. Those are very collectible. In the case of this die, I wouldn't say it is severe enough to warrant saving, but some people like them. There wouldn't be any substantial premium for die cracks like this, but a potential buyer may be willing to part with a little more cash it it meets his requirements.

[MintyFresh]

Thanks. You've been a great help. I am use to VAMs in Morgan collecting, were identifying the cracks and associating with a particular die is quite the rage, stp.

[JeanK]

Those are pretty good die cracks. If you have a lot of these you might want to look for a pattern in how it began and progressed.
Yes, considering how many of the coins were likely minted with this anomaly, it could be you won't find the beginning and the end of the die's life, but it can be fun checking.
Jean

[jpl6332]

Jean that is a great idea for Minty, I am in the procerss of sorting through a series of 68 D reverse die clashes I pulled from 7 BU rolls, the progression is awesome. It starts as a filled in area between Cols 7 and 8 and moves on to 5 and 6 and then a smoothness of the roof area and the motto.

[MintyFresh]

Jean that is a great idea for Minty, I am in the procerss of sorting through a series of 68 D reverse die clashes I pulled from 7 BU rolls, the progression is awesome. It starts as a filled in area between Cols 7 and 8 and moves on to 5 and 6 and then a smoothness of the roof area and the motto.

JP - where can i learn about the column position an other features of the dies?