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1975 split collar or collar clash? Spike head ?

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    1975 split collar or collar clash? Spike head ?

    Hello,
    This 1975 cent has multiple rim to rim thin die cracks on both the obverse and reverse. I'm questioning if this is a partial split collar or a collar clash? Both obverse and reverse rims seem to angle into the collar. The collar appears to split on the obverse at approximately 10 o'clock. Dare I say this die was shattered? There are small cuds/precuds on both the obverse and reverse rims which cracks run from/to..I believe this a spike head but has multiple cracks running into Lincolns head.
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    This is quite minor in all respects. I see the area on the obverse at K10. This could have been caused when they punched the planchet. The planchet might have had a very minor clip there. Then when these type 1 planchets go into the upsetting mill and become Type two, when the rim is being added there probably wasn't enough material there to make a complete rim. Then when the planchet was struck into a coin, that area suffered a tad bit in respect of acquiring a full rim.

    Planchets are rolled metal in layers. Some time these layers did not adhere very well and they become brittle or flaky in nature. Residual extra metal on this rim is natural and could have been there since the planchet was squeezed into a smaller rounding chamber in the upsetting mill to add the type 2 rim. To me this is common.

    this could simply be a planchet that has a minor lamination issue. The possibilities are endless with well circulated coins.

    Die cracks happened a lot in the 50's 60's and the 70's. It has to be super dramatic - almost noticeable with the naked eye in order for it to be collectible for the majority of error collectors.

    I do see what you are saying, but in the end these are pretty minor issues.

    Collar breaks are extremely rare BUT - they are very easy to spot.
    This coin is more than likely not one of them. It appears to be different from the description Mike D. gives. Plus it is not a documented year/denomination.
    I haven't had to review this topic area in a while.
    All I did was type in the key words and this post shows what a "collar break" looks like.

    https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...e-diamond.html
    Gary Kozera
    Website: https://MintErrors.org

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