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Do you think this curious mark is a die crack??

MaywoodMaywood Posts: 3,364 ✭✭✭✭✭
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The mark I'm speaking of is the curved line on the right side of the obverse portrait on the HK-375 Robert Fulton Dollar pictured below. It runs from the hair down to the cheek/nose area. When I first saw the images in an eBay auction I thought it was either a strike-through, hair inside a slab or scratch on a slab. When I searched other slabbed images I found the same thing on 2 or 3 other medals, not on every medal. It appears stronger/more detailed on some which led me to believe it is probably a die crack, but I thought I'd solicit the opinion of others.

Maywood.

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,968 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes,-a die crack.

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FredWeinberg said:
    Yes,-a die crack.

    If he says so then it is so.

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,696 ✭✭✭✭✭

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