Anyone have one of these? The owner is calling it the "Eagle's Prey" variety.
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"Snake" die break coming from the eagle's mouth.
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No. It is the eagle "building a nest" variety as that clearly is a stick or small branch that the eagle is holding in his beak.
Looks like something from a Kansas song, "Drool in the Wind."
Gotta floss after snacking on those varmints!
Very Common in The Washington Quarter Series 1932 thru 1964.....
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What @1tommy said.
Trying to sell a name. Such die cracks are common enough.
What 1Tommy said.
What @1Tommy said.
It reminded me of this fella though ....
Yes. I will give the seller a little credit for trying to milk it.
He/she gets a point for creativity, at least.
Just like the "cracked skull" variety on the Lincoln cent, give it a clever name, hype it, put it on ebay and hope some suckers bid it up.
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The 25 saint has a die crack in that area.
It looks like the eagle has a piece of straw held vertically.
It's pretty common in the 25 and my coin is one of them (not my coin pictured)
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The double eagle crack described (and pictured) is every common. However, Ive seen only one example where it was allowed to expand into a clear break. There are also a couple of varieties where doubling is evident in the eagle's eye and neck.
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Check the "Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle" book released in the spring by Heritage Auctions.
Please show us some of these common coins. Most die breaks on these quarters that I've seen occur behind the eagle's head and don't reach the mouth.
Kinda reminds me of this:
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Die cracks that appear in interesting locations (such as this one) or are major or many, can and do command small premiums.... also, it helps if it is assigned a catchy name. Cheers, RickO