Is this whats called a die break?

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  1. Tothesky88

    Tothesky88 New Member

    Like a little blob of metal. 2022 p dime
     

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  3. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Die breaks are issues that occur on the Die itself. If there is a small area that breaks off the die the metal from the blank planchet will flow into the void when struck. Then that would make it a Die Chip. It's never added metal to the coin. It's a worn die issue.
     
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  4. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    Welcome to CT. It appears the larger one in the hair is a die chip, which happens when dies are overused and parts break off. Better photos would help.
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  5. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Very common to find die chip on modern dimes.
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  6. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Nice hair die chip
     
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  7. SorenCoins

    SorenCoins Well-Known Member

    Yes, those are die chips, which can be found frequently on modern Roosevelt dimes as @alurid mentioned. Cuds-on-Coins.com is a great resource for "broken-die" varieties. That site defines the limit between a die chip and a die break as 4mm (less than 4mm is a die chip; greater than or equal to 4mm is a die break).
    http://cuds-on-coins.com/interior-die-breaks-on-world-coins/
     
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