IDB-100c-1922P-02 Interior Die Break

Description

Second interior die break cataloged for the 1922 Philadelphia Peace dollar, IDB-100c-1922P-02 documents a die fracture that occurred within the interior design field rather than extending from the rim — a distinction that separates interior die breaks from the more common cuds and retained cuds that originate at the die's periphery. The designation follows Cuds on Coins conventions: IDB for interior die break, 100c for the dollar denomination, 1922P for the Philadelphia date, and 02 indicating the second interior die break identified for this issue. Philadelphia struck approximately 51.74 million Peace dollars in 1922, the highest mintage in the entire series, generating enormous die consumption across the production year. Anthony de Francisci's Peace dollar design — featuring Liberty's crowned head on the obverse and a perched eagle with olive branch on the reverse — contains areas of significant relief variation that create stress concentration points within the die interior. Interior die breaks develop when the die steel fractures away from the rim, typically in areas where design relief changes create internal stress concentrations during repeated striking. Unlike cuds, which connect to the rim and produce characteristic flat areas, interior die breaks create isolated raised ridges or lumps within the design field where the crack allows metal to fill the fracture during striking. This variety carries the cross-reference 1922P VAM-12A, linking it to the Van Allen-Mallis die variety catalog and confirming that the same die break has been documented within the Morgan/Peace dollar VAM system. The cross-reference to VAM-12A provides collectors with a secondary identification framework and positions this die break within the broader context of 1922-P Peace dollar die varieties. Examination should focus on the interior design elements under magnification, looking for raised irregular ridges that do not connect to the coin's rim.

Attribution History

• Discovered by the GPDgroup on ebay
• Cross reference: 1922P VAM – 12A
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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