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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => Other World Coins => Topic started by: Dumanyu on December 13, 2007, 04:07:19 PM
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I know I posted this coin up previously, but I was perusing the same photos I posted here and something caught my eye. A little line going into the "L" in St. Helena, which I thought was just a bit of schmutz on the coin. I threw it under the QX5, and whoa, not schmutz at all, and not just one. Die Cracks!!!
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1821StHelenaDiecrack210x.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1821StHelenaDiecrack10x.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1821StHelenaDie4crack60x.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1821StHelenaDie3crack60x.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1821StHelenaDie2crack60x.jpg)
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Lovely pair of lines there! - the coin's got character ;D
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Thanks Matty,
Actually there are 3 seperate cracks. As one collector put it, it turned an ordinary coin into something special. To think I've had this coin for a year, and just noticed the cracks last night.
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Fred, sometimes we collectors of World Coins get so involved in quantity, we don't realise the hidden quality right beneath our very noses. :) Some might think that's a bad thing, but it's always a pleasure to discover a new coin already in your collection. :D
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Dear Kitty:
Nice discovery and nice coin.
One should have 'big-heart' to appreciate the coins of other countries, also. You have that.
You are also correct, we, many times, do not study our coins.
Sincerely,
George
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Nice, I also get a kick out of die cracks and other curiosites such as filled dies, dies chips and such. They make ordinary coins special in their own little way.
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Fred, sometimes we collectors of World Coins get so involved in quantity, we don't realise the hidden quality right beneath our very noses. :) Some might think that's a bad thing, but it's always a pleasure to discover a new coin already in your collection. :D
Elle,
I know what you mean, although I am not a "quantity" kind of guy, other then buying a coin, which may not be in the greatest shape, becuse I need that country (i.e. my 1922 Martinique). The coin is really worn, but I bought it anyway, because with it's rarity, I may not see another.