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Canadian 1906 Half Coin Error

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Hey there everyone, here is another baffling coin, it looks to be a weak strike, please any opinions are welcome! What is the value?

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 Posted 09/02/2014  5:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add colonialtokens to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Appears like many of us old farts, just tired, worn, and abused.

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Hahaha yes maybe, but it just seems odd that it would be a clean but heavy spot just on one side.
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It could also be a pocket piece..Old timers used to rub the same spot over and over for luck
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looks like someone playing around in a machine shop or something . A POJ and old and tired as Colonial states.
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The coin does look like is was squished somehow. The 9 in the date is definitely not as thin as the other numbers. Is it thinner on one side of the coin? You can try weighing it also and compare it to a regular weight. I don't think a light strike would have left a thick 9. Do you have other coins near that date to compare it too?
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Post mint damage... these planchets, just like modern versions, were first punched, then put through an upset mill (rimming phase) to create Type 2 planchets. Even if it was struck through something or die adjustment strike of some sort, the rim would still be raised. Here, it is not. It looks like it was wet-sanded down on one side, and retoned with time. Perhaps it was once on its way to becoming a love token or something...

This sort of thing is stuff you find in a "junk bin", worth maybe 25-cents.
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