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2. US error coins - Wikipedia

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   Coins minted with a die break have a thin line or lines that are raised running across the surface of the coin. Below is a photograph of a 1954-S Jefferson nickel with a die crack along the top of the portrait of Jefferson. A die break can create coins that have deep impressions in a coin that is filled in with metal.

3. Die defect - Wikipedia

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   A die crack occurs when a die, after being subjected to immense pressure during the minting process, cracks, causing a small gap in the die. [3] If this damaged die continues to produce coins, the metal will fill into the crack, thus revealing a raised line of metal in the finished coin.

4. Mint-made errors - Wikipedia

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   Die cracks and retained die breaks can be difficult to distinguish. Retained die breaks cross the coin's face from rim to rim with the area to one side of the break being slightly higher than the other. Coins struck after the break falls away have a raised, rounded, unstruck area along the edge. These coins are known to collectors as cuds.

5. 10 Rare Coins Expected To Soar in Value in the Next Five Years

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   800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. ... any discovery of a 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse cent is big news in the coin hobby. 1913 Liberty Head Nickel. ... caused by a severe die break ...

6. 9 Rare American Coins That Are Worth a Lot of Money - AOL

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   800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... Doubled die: This is a coin with a duplication of design elements due to a ... Old Navy's Break a Sweat Sale has activewear from ...

7. Die-deterioration doubling - Wikipedia

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   In modern presses, a die strikes approximately 120 coins a minute. This is a large number of coins produced in a short time, and obviously the die cannot last forever. However, the process of wearing the die is only hastened by the metals used in coins. Nickel, one of the main metals used in today’s coins, is quite hard and causes wear ...

8. Coining (mint) - Wikipedia

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   The Bass Foundation has a particularly noteworthy example of an 1806/4 Quarter Eagle ($2.50 gold US coin) in which a piece of the die has broken away, resulting in a heavy rim break over the "LI" in "LIBERTY" on the front. [8] More typically, a terminal die state will result in crack-like structures appearing on the coin.

9. 50 State quarters - Wikipedia

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   An unusual die break on some 2005 Kansas quarters created a humpback bison. [46] Relatively more common are Kansas quarters bearing the motto "IN GOD WE RUST." [47] The United States produces proof coinage in circulating base metal and, since 1992, in separately sold sets with the dimes, quarters, and half-dollars in silver. For the silver ...