JFK Halves Markings

I get that same thing in my boxes. It's from roll searchers trying to see if they get their own coins back. I get maybe 10 a box.

i mark an X above my initials cg on the coin wrapper themselves
then I return them to the same banks where I never get coins, just deposit them.
I never draw on the coins themselves, I think that's just lame

There are a ton out there with markings. The worst I see on a regular basis is spray paint.

i once opened a box of pennies and mixed in were some pennies that had silver paint or that sometimes had initials and sometimes were completely painted on 1 side.

okiepb, I see the black mark in the ear a lot. Which part of the country are you in? I'm in NJ and come across those fairly often.

i went through a box yesterday and not one single coin was marked unreal for me. got 3 clads and 1 silver in it. later greg

I've found a lot of marked halves too. I've seen mostly a large blue squiggle across Kennedy's face and a small black mark on FG like grime5 mentioned. Anyone else see those markings (I'm in CO if you are nearby)? I would really appreciate it if people would stop doing that, or if they really want to mark up a coin, use a scratched up one (less collector value). Even if the markings are removable, I probably won't go that far unless it's a pretty nice coin.