hi all is this a die crack in my 1855 sixpence? thanks

[stokie123]

Hi all im new here hope you are having a nice evening... Can anyone tell me if this is a die crack in my 1855 sixpence thanks.

http://rs1375.pbsrc.com/albums/ag450/stokie12345/IMG_20141012_111442485_zpscd88bde1.jpg~320x480?t=1413142175

[Rob]

yes

[stokie123]

Thank rob do you know if this rare for this date? Thanks

[Rob]

I'm not sure I understand your question. Die cracks can appear at any time, but mostly towards the end of a die's life. All dies of whatever year can be affected, so there is no reason why any die crack should attract any premium. As they aren't a design feature of a specific die, assigning rarity to them is meaningless. Any rarity is down to the mintage figures or surviving example known of a type or date.

[Paulus]

Indeed, a die crack is most likely to reduce the eye appeal of a coin, and therefore its value

[jaggy]

Thank rob do you know if this rare for this date? Thanks

I have two 1855 sixpences. One has a small die crack not dissimilar to yours. 1855 sixpences are considered 'scarce' but not 'rare' per Seaby (ESC). The die crack has no influence on this.

[stokie123]

Thankyou so much for your replys

[dzuberbu]

Hi all:

And I do not wish to disagree with those more knowledgeable than myself. However, there is a small group of 'specialist' collectors who rather dig this sort of thing (I'm on the fringe). So I would say that for the majority of collectors, the preceding comments are true. But there are those who rather value such anomalies -- although I'm not certain they necessarily wish to pay a premium for them.

I have a few 'die break' and 'planchette failures' in my collection. The most dramatic is actually quite interesting and probably one-of-a-kind (I wish I knew how to post pictures).

./dz

[TomGoodheart]

Hi all:

And I do not wish to disagree with those more knowledgeable than myself. However, there is a small group of 'specialist' collectors who rather dig this sort of thing (I'm on the fringe). So I would say that for the majority of collectors, the preceding comments are true. But there are those who rather value such anomalies -- although I'm not certain they necessarily wish to pay a premium for them.

I have a few 'die break' and 'planchette failures' in my collection. The most dramatic is actually quite interesting and probably one-of-a-kind (I wish I knew how to post pictures).

./dz

Try here: http://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/7880-posting-pics/

My impression is that more US collectors are interested in 'error' coins than UK ones. Though off-metal strikes and coins that have been mint damaged do have a following, natural degradation of the dies seems to very much depend on which denomination and reign we're talking about.

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Edited October 18, 2014 by TomGoodheart

[jaggy]

Hi all:

And I do not wish to disagree with those more knowledgeable than myself. However, there is a small group of 'specialist' collectors who rather dig this sort of thing (I'm on the fringe). So I would say that for the majority of collectors, the preceding comments are true. But there are those who rather value such anomalies -- although I'm not certain they necessarily wish to pay a premium for them.

I have a few 'die break' and 'planchette failures' in my collection. The most dramatic is actually quite interesting and probably one-of-a-kind (I wish I knew how to post pictures).

./dz

Try here: http://www.predecimal.com/forum/topic/7880-posting-pics/

My impression is that more US collectors are interested in 'error' coins than UK ones. Though off-metal strikes and coins that have been mint damaged do have a following, natural degradation of the dies seems to very much depend on which denomination and reign we're talking about.

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There are 'errors' and 'errors'. For me, some errors have curiosity value such as my 1949 Uniface sixpence which is only struck on the Reverse. Others, such as the 1878 Dritanniar sixpence or the 1821 BBitanniar sixpence are more 'mainstream'.