daggit Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Oops fogot to say what I was posting ....if you notice there is a rather lengthy die crack running around the wreath on the right side and also affects the left side. Is this common for Centavos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Given the conditions of where it is coming from and the fact they probably try to get more life out of the die, I am sure these have to be a bit more common. I collect early 20th century Portuguese coins, and Josemartins advises that they usually used the die until it shattered. I have enough of the 4¢ coins that I can see the progressions of the cracks on several of them in the same lot I purchased from Portugal last year. They had been together since the time they were struck, and were uncirculated. Sometime I will image them again, it is an interesting study in the progression of a die crack from a minor blemish all the way up to a very noticeable crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted July 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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