jonathang5565 Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 I have a 1956 wheat penny and on the reverse, on the left wheat stalk (midways up) is a mark that looks like a D. What could this be? I'm not an expert on how these coins were minted, is there any way that the mint mark could have mistakenly placed on the reverse? it is about the same distance from the edge. Or is this just a flaw from a defective die? the coin is in unc condition so i know this didnt happen after the coin was made. Hope someone knows what it is. Thanks, Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbvenman Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 How about a picture..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathang5565 Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 How about a picture..?? I dont have a camera where I am. I'll post a picture later today. Is something like that possible though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathang5565 Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Ok what does this look like to you? the pic is on the attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 If I see what you are talking about, then I suspect it is caused by a crack in the die used to strike the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 i have around 27 of these yup just a die crack!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I think I would call it a die chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercoins Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Dockwalliper is correct. A die crack is a mere split in the metal. A die chip is a small piece of the die broken out. The term die break is often used for large die chips. Might as well toss them all in there, a broken die is where a die splits from one side all the way to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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