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would a die crack on an 1838 half automatically disqualify it as a prooff?

I have one which seems too well struck to be just a business strike. One proof is still unaccounted for of 3 known. Will a die crack mean it can't be a proof. Can't post pics after hurricane sandy, can type on my bb
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there are a large amount of errors that occurred with proof coinage, new and old
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<< <i>Not to comment on 1838 halves in general, or the referred to coin in particular, but I have authenticated early Proof coins with die cracks. Sometimes if they needed a Proof coin or two they might just polish up whatever pair of dies happened to be in use that day, or perhaps a used but servicable pair of dies in the vault, and strike a Proof or three. >>
I may be wrong but I believe that some proof dates in earlier series were struck mostly with cracked or imperfect dies.
My two cents are this:
**Doesn't sound like a proof.
**I don't think a die crack would automatically disqualify it as a proof, but it would immediately put it in the "probably not" category.
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Again it sounds like a well struck reeded half, nothing more. To be a proof you would need that and multiple other tells.
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