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I've got a 1938 50 cent piece that has a broken C in Canada. I would say I'm almost certain it's been that way since the mint, but I can't seem to find any information on such a Mint Error. The toning and texture is identical in the slot as the area immediately around it. Do you know if this is common, or is this my ticket to Hawaii ? Thanks for all your help.   Edited by GaryN
11/10/2013 11:14 pm
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Canada
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Post mint damage. You can see the flaring and expansion from contact.
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Canada
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I'm with nickelsguy on this one.... Only 5 Reverse Dies used for 1938. I've looked at many, many 1938s and have never seen this.... PMD for sure. |
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United States
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Unfortionitely  its definitely PMD... |
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I know many of you have looked at this, but because there's no other sign of any damage beside where the C is cut, I just can't imagine how something could have so perfectly cut into the C and have the cut-out part exactly the same depth as the surroundings and the exact same texture. If there's anyone else out there who'd have a lot of this year's coins, could I ask that you have a second look at them and see if there's any that could have been previously passed off as PMD, but are really a minting problem. Thanks so much for your time.  Edited by GaryN
02/23/2014 11:00 am
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Canada
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Gary
Pginrh is the expert on Canadian 50 cent pieces. He's looked at more than anyone else ever... He's written the 50 cent varieties and errors section in 2 Charlton books including the newest one in 2014.
Nickelsguy is also an expert on errors and forgeries.
I don't think you require anyone else's opinion, you've had a couple of the best already reply to you.
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Canada
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Look at the myriad contact points on the left----it's as if a 747 came in for a landing --bounced off the denticles , skip over some waves, swerved to the right, gained a bit of altitude, clipped the C and made it into the air again----whew!
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PMD for sure just ran through our 55 we have in stock and nope you do not have a lottery win sorry!
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GaryN...I used my program to illustrate what I think has happened..I made it 3D so you can see it better..Look at the arrows..They point to high points which is indicative of some one or some thing gouging out your coin..PMD  
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Canada
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That is so cool. I'll have to conseed that it was PMD, I guess my question is what would have happened to it to completely damage the C, but not the sourounding? Maybe it was a deliberate act? Anyhow, thanks so much for all your help. |
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Canada
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The A is also gouged out--shows on all photos and reveals the direction of the gouge from the left to the right. Gouged out from the denticles to the A.
Great photos!!!
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Canada
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Flow of the metal tells the story.
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I WOULD AGREE IT IS A MINT ERROR.I HAVE MANY 50 CENT PIECES AND I DONT HAVE ANYTHIG THAT COMES CLOSE.NICE PIECE!
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rezin... Quote:
I WOULD AGREE IT IS A MINT ERROR. I'm not sure who your agreeing with it seems to me everyone here agrees its PMD.  |
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I agree with pennyman007...PMD...Definitely not a MINT error.
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03/06/2014 08:08 am
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Another Angle  Edited by GaryN
03/07/2014 9:30 pm
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