Are they die chips or die cracks

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Are they die chips or die cracks

#1 Unread post by Shross1 »

Hello everyone...are these die chips are die cracks ??..wht i hav is a 2017 Frederick Douglass new release Quarter dollar with a few interesting chips or cracks.On the obverse of Frederick Douglass coin you can see a die chip over rt eye (facing you) with a crack down his check(see close up).Die chip on lapel of coat also roof of building.Is this a new variety?...more to come..thank you
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Re: Are they die chips or die cracks

#2 Unread post by MLC »

Looks like die Chips
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Re: Are they die chips or die cracks

#3 Unread post by Earle42 »

The back looks like damage. The front looks like a small die chip.
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