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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am learning a lot since being on this site but am still not sure on a few things. I was looking trough some silver half dollars about an hour ago and noticed a pretty obvious mistake on the reverse of one of the coins. I'm not sure the difference between a crack and break yet but there is an extra line between the 'o' in 'of America', that runs down through the bell to the 'A' in Half Dollar on the reverse of the coin. There is also a possible Cud or possible PMD just after the last a in America on the reverse, and the 'D' in "In God" looks partially filled in on the Observe side. (again possible cull?) I added pictures below.    Edited by Mayflower2020
09/11/2015 6:33 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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The coin definitely has a few Cuds and breaks; however, they are only minor. Therefore, it is not really worth that much other than the 15-dollar premium that Franklin halves usually bring. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
I don't see any Cuds. But I see some strong die cracks. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
624 Posts |
It is hard to see in the image but in hand there is a clear line that runs from one side of the coin to the other. This is where it runs highlighted in red.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am not entirely convinced it is a die crack vs. foreign material stuck to the surface. Better pics might help.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
Took a long time to figure out how to get this picture to the right size to upload but here we go.  reverse  observe with partially filled in 'D' in GOD Edited by Mayflower2020
09/11/2015 5:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a big ol' crack and some Cuds  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
New images are much better  No Cuds, the right side of the reverse rim is damaged in a couple spots. It definitely looks more like a die crack now but I am still puzzled by the squiggliness of the crack and the "splatter pattern" around OF  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I was thinking the die may have been rusty/some debris in that area on OF. But a lot better images. Now you know how to do that.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yeah its like cracking and grease strike through over that. Very interesting, very cool coin.
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Posted 09/11/2015 3:48 pm
