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Possible 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar Lamination Error On Reverse

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Hello everyone, I have an 1892 Columbus half that shows what appears to be some pretty bad lamination issues on the reverse. Just wondering if this is a common error and if its worth anything. Tried looking for one all around the inet but no luck.
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I don't think that is lamination.
Looks more like corrosion as if the coin
has been sitting in the ground for some time
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It is 90% silver, and as far as I know, was not a dug up coin and 90% silver wouldn't corrode like that. Research lamination errors and you will see what I mean looks just like any of those examples.
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to CCF. Does not look like a LAM to me either.
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Yeah, I have no clue just kind of basing it off random pics of lamination errors. It seems odd that this would corrode though, being 90% silver. What else could cause this kind of post mint damage?
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Some sort of corrosive liquid (acid) may have been dripped on it at a previous time. But that is not a lamination error. Laminations are usually in a (straight) line.
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Yeah the more I have looked into this seems to be the case, but who would have dropped acid on this coin for no reason back in the day? Its been in the family I got it from since a 65 yr olds dad had it who has been dead for close to 15-20 yrs , so it is not a dug coin, and it's not been purposely damaged. What in the F is it? The pics are odd, maybe I should scan it? It is highly unlikely to have been altered with chemicals, look at the globes, if you dropped anything between them it would have affected both of them, and as you can see its clearly just on the right globe. Any advice?
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Something has eaten into that surface, must be a kind of acid.



to the CCF!
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I'm not an expert on these but 2 things strike me. First, these were originally meant to be sold as a souvenir so it'd would seem weird to me that such an error would leave the mint. Second, the damage to the right of the ship almost looks like a series of round punches.
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to the CCF indeed

I say post mint damage ( PMD) that somehow contributed to created the real damage your fine photographs show.

It's simply PMD - and no value numismatic above face value.
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