What do you think of this 1939 Jefferson w/ reverse crack?

emcat

Hey, I did it - potsed a picture in my message!!

Any opinions on this?

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Looks like damage to me .

-Daniel

mustbebob

Someone took a hit at it with something...maybe a screwdriver or a blade of some type. Definitely man made damage though.

CarlWohlforth

I agree with the consensus that the crack was man made after the coin left the mint. If the die cracked there would be a raised line rather than a knife like cut...

LALASD4

Damage

emcat

Thanks for all the replies!!

(even though it wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear)

I have a few more I'll try to post (for your opinions)

dorkkarl

it appears to be a scratch, HOWEVER, it is possible the coin was struck on a damaged planchet, in which case, the coin would have some $$$ value

K S

emcat

dork,

how do I find out?

should I bring it to a dealer?

dorkkarl

if the coin was scratched post-mint, the edges of the scratch should be raised up, ie. the scratch displaces the metal, it has to go somewhere, & where it goes is above the surface of the coin.

if the planchet was scratched pre-mint (which is what you want), then the edges of teh scratch will be perfectly flush w/ the surface. this could be worth a nice little premium.

you need excellent magnification to see. find a dealer w/ a good binocular scope to look at it for you.

GOOD LUCK!!!

K S

PerryHall

Post mint damage. If that scratch occurred prior to striking, the 60 tons of pressure during striking would have closed the scratch almost completely. Also, that coin is well worn. If the scratch occurred early in the life of that coin, the displaced metal would have mostly worn away during that coin's many years of circulation.

GaCoinGuy

60 tons? Hmm.........I wonder what our new 3000 ton stamping press at work would do to a coin? Time for a clandestine experiment

Shamika

99% sure it's post-mint damage.