Interesting die cracks on modern coins

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  1. S. Ohno

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    1/4 oz libertad, snake venom :cool:
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    Difficult to photograph...
     
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    That is evidence of die polishing, not a crack.
     
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    BTW, does anyone know roughly how many modern bullion coins are made with a single die?
    They only made 6400 of that libertad (1998) .. so as far as I know there could have been just one die.
     
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