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scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/28/2007 8:04 pm I received this coin as a bonus in a trade with a Forum family Member. He was not real sure of it , But Believed It was from Fire damage The More I look at it the more I think it might Be a Great example of a struck through, . You can see the detail in the photo but in person it is more convincing. What do you sll think. I did do some photo editing on the scan I made the reverse a little more dark , so you can see the pattern. Image Insert: Image Insert: Image: coins-USA-STRUCK-THROUGH-ERROR-new-1.jpg 44.33 KB Image: coins-USA-STRUCK-THROUGH-ERROR 001-new-2.jpg 42.31 KB Edited by scoutjim99 07/28/2007 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff

amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 07/29/2007 10:10 am Me too Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/29/2007 10:27 am You Also think it might be Report this Post to the Staff
cpfull Pillar of the Community United States 603 Posts	Posted 07/29/2007 12:50 pm I think it looks a little like this acid washed one posted earlier by Jamez, esp right under her extended arm (the ripple effect). I hope I am wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 07/29/2007 2:03 pm HI scoutjim, I'm also thinking acid-treatment might have caused this effect. The pitting seems too uniform to be a struck-through error. If I were willing to sacrifice a Walker, I might drop one into some dilute nitric acid and observe the effects. If the coin sits at the bottom of a beaker with the obverse side up, it will corrode more rapidly on that side. The result might look a lot like this coin. If it's an acid job the edge reeding would probably be eroded and the weight would be low. I weighed some circulated Walkers grading from Good to XF and none weighed less than 12.0 grams; 12.5 grams is standard weight for a new silver half. If your coin weighs less than 12.0 grams I'd be pretty sure that metal has been chemically removed. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/29/2007 4:39 pm I see your point, interesting. Thank you for the comments Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 4:20 pm I agree, I think the coin was etched with acid. It does not look like a Struck Through Grease error. Report this Post to the Staff
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