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In my opinion, that line looks raised vice sunk into the coin. To me thats a die crack. UNLESS - the wire is retained with the strike through, then it...

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Yes, more than likely they start as die chips, go to creacks and onward. I dont have any data on how long it typically takes to go from the first...

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So this designation - is it for cuds on coins ?
Some people may not understand what is going on, so a little amplifying info may help ?
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Good job Eric.

The inner part of the D with the machine damaged part. The area in the hole of the good D.. that has what looks like some...

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Hummm I dont have a great feeling about this one.

If I take an imaginary line fron the VDB designer initials to the area in question, I ...

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In my opinion, I agree this one has had a rough life. Its probably post mint damage since the other indicators are the same. It could have been laying...

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One of the hot spots for the 5c is below the Montecello building.
With clashes, they typicall show on the flat field very close to the main design....

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In my opinion, I cant zoom in close enough to determine if that line is raised or if the line is sunk into the coin. It simply gets too grainy/blurry....

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The http 500 error is an internal server error.
That error could be just about anything.

This almost acts like a cache issue.

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It happens at least 3-4 times a day for me....

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An overlay looks good.

Let's see if Eric, John or Jamez comes in to confirm....

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If this is a 42D over horizontal D, I know a older gentleman who is a variety collector that has been searching for one for many decades. That is how...

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Thanks for the additional photo. Capped dies usually have one side of the coin with multiple impressions, while the other side looks blank from striking...

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Does the reverse have the same look ?

In my opinion, Here is my thought. That can could have been affected by several things, all post mint...

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In my opinion, its a bit difficult for me to assess this coin. I think i see die deterioration. Die deterioration is a working die just about at the end...

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I have a few examples i can show you. But first, lets go through two of the most common types i have seen.

Capped die - can appear to be...

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You go to https://conecaonline.info

Thats the home page for CONECA's master list (CML).

You then click on which denomination...

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In my opinion, its a pretty worn mint mark. With wear and damage to a possible mint mark, it then boils down to the mint mark placement. That will give...

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Welcome aboard.
Looking forward to seeing some of your coin finds....

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In my opinion, absolutely not. Not even close.
Your coin suffers from die deterioration and wear
This one is an easy to self attribute coin....