Ok, that probably sounded better in my head to the tune of “Star Trekking”, never mind.
A die crack occurs when the die that is being used to stamp the coins develops a crack. When this die is used the crack is transferred to the coin as a raised section in the shape of the crack.
In the image above, which is a 1941 Half Penny, the crack seems to start at a tooth, through the F and towards the tail of the flag. A separate crack is also noticeable flowing from the flag towards the Crows Nest on the main mast and beyond. As a help, the following image has these cracks highlighted:
I am not sure how rare this is as I have not been able to find any information relating to UK 1941 Half Penny with a die crack, could this mean this is a particularly rare coin? I will have to see.
