A crazy die break someone just posted on reddit...1972 D penny
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I've never seen this one before.
The original post reddit.com/r/coinerrors/comments/1l8iiyq/my_first_die_break_1972_d_lincoln/
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WOW! The entire die was split and the coin was struck in oval shape. Check out the W in WE, and the misaligned rim by Lincoln's shoulder. I don't recall ever seeing a die split of this magnitude before.
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A very interesting one.
Oh, that is sweet!! That's gotta be the post of the day, maybe the week!!
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This split die is listed as “SD-1C-1972D-01” over at cuds-on-coins.com
There was an article in Coin World 1973 that showed the progression of this split die. Quite fascinating as it featured about 1/2 dozen cents in various stages. I believe the last coin showed the 50% cud.
That's cool! Did he find it in pocket change?
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That's a nice one!
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Would love to have seen that.
Jim
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Found this in a google on Coin World for 1972 D split die.
Jim
Also this 1972 D obverse which very well maybe the earlier stage of progression of the die break.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
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neat error
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Nice i like 👍
I like that one.
What's a reasonable asking or buying price for one of these?
Likely between $10 and $500. Possibly less, or more. Pictures would help narrow it down...
Very funny. You're a pistol. Like I said: What's a reasonable asking or buying price for one of these? Here's a picture to narrow it down for you. 😂 🤣
My guess is $50-150 depending on condition.
Thank you @scubafuel That's all I was looking for.
There was a bad batch of die steel that came through in 1972-73 that caused many split dies like this on cents and nickels.
I remember a Coin World article in '72 or '73 showcasing the progression of some of those dies with a photo array of struck cents and nickels.
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It was not necessarily "bad steel".
I had two dies split down the middle (before I even used them). That was not due to bad steel.
It happened because I cooled them down incorrectly from the heat-treating (hardening) process.
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