1953-s Lincoln cent with massive die crack/cud on Lincoln's head

[jaywild]

I can't find any reference to this die crack on Lincoln's head. It's certainly obvious enough, although it was not remarked upon by PCGS when they certified it MS-67RD. Anybody ever seen this particular oddity? If it has never been reported, how would I go about reporting it?

[occnumis2021]

pcgs won't call out error type listing w/o the appropriate fee tier being paid and this is not one that is worth the cost. imo

it is a somewhat common occurrence but nice to see on a slabbed high-grade coin.

while that specific one isn't listed (that i could find), this is one place to look up such things as Internal Die Break.

http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cen...eak-1909-1958/

[jaywild]

occnumis2021 Thanks for the help!

[Shleppodella1]

I've had/have a few of those myself and was wondering the same thing so thank you for the answer. I would imagine that one could ASK for A SMALL PREMIUM over price of high-grade coin like yours if pointed out at time of sale beings it's a common error even though one would think erors (did on purpose) shouldn't be common right.

[JC Stevens]

This one is almost a RIDB. But I don't see any of the die cracks connecting.
Retained Interior Die Breaks : Cuds on Coins
We see a number of these in the late 1950's wheat cents.

[occnumis2021]

This one is almost a RIDB. But I don't see any of the die cracks connecting.
Retained Interior Die Breaks : Cuds on Coins
We see a number of these in the late 1950's wheat cents.

would a RIDB not require cracks touching rims?

[JC Stevens]

No, the cracks do not have to touch the rim to be a RIDB. If the die cracks touch the rim the die break could become a Pre-Cud or if there is displacement a Retained Cud.

[MintErrors]

I've had/have a few of those myself and was wondering the same thing so thank you for the answer. I would imagine that one could ASK for A SMALL PREMIUM over price of high-grade coin like yours if pointed out at time of sale beings it's a common error even though one would think erors (did on purpose) shouldn't be common right.

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This is all a choice by the collector. IF they like high grade error coins, then yes there might be room for a slight premium.

IF the collector is one who does not collect errors, then this may "taint" the grade.

I had sent in a Lincoln cent in, it was a wheat cent. It came back as struck through fragment, as a MS67 or 68. It was "value" was well above 500. I knew I couldn't sell that strike through fragment for that much. I keep it in the case just in case that one in a million shot is out there. In that case, had I known it would have come with that high grade, I wouln't have sent it in for the strike through.