Is this what is referred to as trailing or perhaps a cracked die? 1 1

[Walter Holmes]

This is a 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar. On the reverse there is a mark extending from the bottom left wing traveling diagonally across the A in Dollar. Barely visible to the naked eye. Any thoughts? 

[Lem E]

Looks like a die crack to me. Good eye.

[RWB]

It's a die crack with a small break between wing and talon, and another smaller one about the left upright of "R." If you put the light at a low angle to the coin, you might trace the crack further up the eagle's wing.

A "crack" is a thin split in the die surface which results in an irregular thin line. It often is seen on Morgan silver dollars connecting the tops of reverse lettering.

A "break" is where part of the die face has broken off. This produces a raised blob of metal.

Edited April 13, 2021 by RWB