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BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
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My buddy Todd loves die cracks. Show you cracked coins. I’ll start with a famous one with more to follow later.


Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
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  • Pnies20Pnies20 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BustDMs said:

    Watching college football and thought I would bring a quarter back. 🤔

    Glad to see you switched to American football! 😝

    BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.

  • BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pnies20, no real football on today so I have to watch something…..

    Looking forward to FCC in the playoffs!

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    OUTSTANDING @JRocco!

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JRocco said:
    Thanks OAKSTAR.
    There are so many nice cracked examples in the CBH series it's hard to know where to begin.
    CBH version of scarface....

    I have something like this. Let me go find it. Maybe you can tell me what it is.

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 14, 2023 5:27PM

    Hey OAKSTAR, when a die breaks the break can be catastrophic for the die. Sometimes the
    break is so severe it actually displaces the height of the striking surface on either side of the break.
    In other words the die is at 2 different levels. Thus when the coin is struck the strike is different on
    either side of the break not just a crack on the die retaining its plane. Look at the 1795/1795 reverse
    I just posted as an example of a severe break. Look at the difference between the words UNITED and STATES.
    They were struck by the same die but the die itself was damaged to the point of not being level any longer,
    hence the struck coin has the effect of the uneven die strike. Same as can be seen on the left wing facing. Your coin shows the same effect.
    Hope that made sense.

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JRocco - Yes it does. Thanks very much!

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • Pnies20Pnies20 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OAKSTAR said:

    @JRocco said:
    Thanks OAKSTAR.
    There are so many nice cracked examples in the CBH series it's hard to know where to begin.
    CBH version of scarface....

    I have something like this. Let me go find it. Maybe you can tell me what it is.

    Rocco’s example is an O-115a

    BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.

  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks Pnies20, I forgot to label mine.
    Hey robec, I would say that is a crack looking at the internal small cud that formed between the eye and the ear.

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Same effect here on this 1806 O-118a DBH OAKSTAR

    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • robecrobec Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JRocco said:
    Thanks Pnies20, I forgot to label mine.
    Hey robec, I would say that is a crack looking at the internal small cud that formed between the eye and the ear.

    Thank you!!

    - Bob -

    MPL's - Lincolns of Colorimage
    Central Valley Roosevelts

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,562 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OAKSTAR said:
    Here's a decent modern.

    Looks like a cud would not be far behind.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 14, 2023 7:26PM

    I was thinking the same thing @BLUEJAYWAY. Would liked to have had a few more examples that showed it's progression.

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • jacrispiesjacrispies Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pursuitofliberty said:
    You guys are awesome!! :)

    My Huskies won today ... what an instant classic game that was! The Ducks are one hell of a good football team this year too ... to the Duck fans, we'll see you again in December I bet.

    And then this. So cool.

    Here's one with a little purple ... just because I need to lord over those Quackers and say ... Bow Down!!

    Whew! She's a sharp and purty example.

    "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" Matthew 6:33. Young fellow suffering from Bust Half fever.
    BHNC #AN-10
    JRCS #1606

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