1952 die crack quarter info--- Pics added!

Onedollarnohollar

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Just received this....noticed two die cracks on the obverse (top of Washington's head scalped, and his nose has a vertical crack from nostril up towards bridge)

Also, the reverse has a crack extending horizontally through the eagle's beak to the back of its head. These are not scratches, they are definately cracks. I don't have a reference book that shows these defects

and was wondering if anyone has seen these before. Please give opinion on grade if possible and any extra value attached for these die cracks. I know my scans are not that great, but I think they show enough

to see what I'm looking at. Thanks for your input.

TomB

These die cracks are exceptionally common and occur throughout the silver WQ series. Also, a dramatic die crack that follows the arc of the eagle's wings is also common. They command no premium. Later tonight I might be able to upload images of these cracks on other WQs.

Onedollarnohollar

Yes, I see the die crack on the eagle's wing too (left wing facing coin) thanks for chiming in, too bad not too important.....no vam site for these I guess...haha...I like the toning on the obverse, looks better in

hand, but my camera catches some of it. You can also see that there is some die rotation on the reverse. both sides were scanned with the holder squared, so the rotation shown is accurate.

19Lyds

That rotation is also typical for the series.

Onedollarnohollar

Looking forward to seeing your samples. It's a great learning experience. I appreciate your sharing your knowledge.

TomB

Here are some images of a few of my coins. At one time in the late 1990s to early 2000s I had perhaps 200 or 300 high end MS, silver WQs. Most of these were raw. However, I have sold off nearly all of them and kept very few coins. Nearly all of the coins that remain, about two dozen, are toned and in PCGS holders. Here are some images of WQs with die cracks. The embedded images are 900x450 pixels so that they show easily in the thread, but for better detail I have placed links for much larger images-

1932 This coin has an obverse die crack through the top of Washington's skull and a pair of reverse die cracks. One is through the latter portion of PLURIBUS and into the eagle's left wing (viewer's right) while the other hugs the edge of the eagle's right wing from just about the Q in QUARTER past the D in UNITED.



1932

1939 A die crack coming off of the top portion of the eagle's crown and into the top, close portion of the eagle's right wing.



1939

1943-D A pair of die cracks through the top of Washington's skull that are fairly easily seen because the toning makes them quite dramatic on this coin.



1943-D

1949 Perhaps a die scratch, but looks like a die crack because it is somewhat jagged that goes from the back of the eagle's head in a near straight line to the eagle's left wing.



1949

1952-S Along the interior edge of the outer portion of the eagle's right wing on the reverse, which is a common place for these die cracks.



1952-S

1956 Another die crack in the same position on the eagle's right wing.



1956

1957-D Same reverse crack along the wing.



1957-D

Onedollarnohollar

Very nice samples TomB.....nice toners. Why do you suppose these die cracks are so prevalent in this series? Was the mint just lax about changing dies or was there just a lesser standard for quality with these?

morgandollar1878

<< <i>These die cracks are exceptionally common and occur throughout the silver WQ series. Also, a dramatic die crack that follows the arc of the eagle's wings is also common. They command no premium. Later tonight I might be able to upload images of these cracks on other WQs. >>