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Not sure how common die breaks are on Roosevelt dimes. This one has multiple die breaks all along nostril (3 separate metal flows), forehead into the eye, all the way down the face by the lips to the chin. Also smaller ones in the hair. Pics attached.
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These are very common nowdays because the mint workers has to use the dies so much to make enough coins for us. Troy -
Have seen the smaller die breaks on these dimes but was not sure if one's this extensive were common. Thanks.Comment
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Die breaks occur for a multitude of reasons. As the die becomes older, it does become more brittle and thus is more prone to having pieces break away. However, a die does not need to be in the later part of its life to have die breaks occur. Improper annealing / tempering can also be the cause of a die being too brittle as well. The clashing of the dies can also produce die breaks as can foreign objects that enter the striking chamber and impact the dies.
We have a whole section on error-ref.com that deals with die breaks. Here is the page that references that area.
BJ NeffMember of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.Comment
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BJ: Thanks for the links. I have been a long time collector of Peace & Morgan Dollar VAMS. Have a good handle on clashing, die abnormalities, die rotations etc. I'm pretty good with the dollars but not very well versed with dimes, quarters, etc. Have started branching out into clashed Standing liberty Quarters. I was pretty sure the dime was not uncommon but have never seen such an extensive line of breaks on a Roosevelt dime. One of the reasons I came to this site was to learn a little more with the other denominations. Hey if we had this extensive of a break on a Morgan it could be the "Scarface II". Thanks again for the great info & links. BobComment
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Your welcome Bob. Glad that the sites do help.
BJMember of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.Comment
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Die Fissure plus cracks
This dime belongs to a friend of mine.
There are seven cracks, a cud and the fissure. The lower portion of the dime below the fissure is a bit thicker than the top portion.Last edited by Guest; 11-11-2012, 05:44 PM.Comment
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Oddly, a person on E-Bay posted a VERY similar Roosevelt dime. Both coins showed the same fissure characteristics until the fissure came off of Roosevelts face. The E-Bay dime had the fissure go to the rim under "IN" of In God We Turst. It WAS a different die. The person listed the dime as "the only one in existence."Comment
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Had no idea that these cracks were so prevalent on modern issues. That's one crazy dime merlin.Comment
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The terminology for this die crack is an asymmetrical split die. There is a page on error-ref.com that is dedicated to this type of die crack.
If possible, I would like to use your image for this page. Please contact me at error-ref@aol.com
Thank you,
BJ NeffMember of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.Comment
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The 2007-P dime obverse is one of at least 8 shattered obverse dies known among 2007-P dimes. In this particular case a 50% retained cud surrounds several additional die cracks. That's a typical pattern for these shattered dies.Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.Comment
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2007 Roosevelt
[QUOTE=wavysteps;13060]The terminology for this die crack is an asymmetrical split die. There is a page on error-ref.com that is dedicated to this type of die crack.
If possible, I would like to use your image for this page. Please contact me at error-ref@aol.com
I used the site posted to relay the information but it came back undeliverable.Comment
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