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Les,
On common globes a cracked lens hurts value alot. So much that many cracked lenses have little value.
Rare and desireable globes are a different story. If its just a crack, but the lens is complete I'd estimate a damaged lens to be worth 25-60% of what an undamaged lens would bring. Desireability of the lens means alot when buying damaged pieces. How do you determine value on the only known example of a globe from a company you collect? Often the satisfaction of owning a piece like that outweighs normal reasoning when determining what a collector would pay.

Technology exists to repair broken lenses. Its fairly expensive.