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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have been looking at this half dollar off and on for a couple months now. Have takenmit to different coin shops and gotten different opinions. 1875 Weight is correct Have had it checked out at NTR on a IR-Xray they say it is 90% silver. I go from fake to struck through to post mint damage. I am not sure how there could be so much post mint damage to the obverse and not have more damage on the reverse. I can go with cast.. with silver .. Any thoughts welcome.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
PMD. Most definitely PMD. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
It looks like old PMD adjusted by a more recent PMD. |
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Pillar of the Community
Puerto Rico
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Moderator
 United States
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Don't you hate Analysis Paralysis? It's an occupational hazard of numismatics, and can strike without warning at any moment. My snap impression, looking at the coin for the first time, is that the "freshness" of the metal there convinces me it's PMD. I'm going to revisit this on another monitor later, though. Insufficient analysis.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am not sure how there could be so much post mint damage to the obverse and not have more damage on the reverse.
If the damage was deliberate then anything could happen. Your coin appears genuine and severely (deliberately) damaged. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Could be something like from a belt buckle.
That would result in damage on only one side.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
Maybe something acidic came in contact with the surfaces.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
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Could be something like from a belt buckle.
I like your thinking. It'd explain two modes of damage, one when it became whatever jewelry it was and one when it stopped being that. Seems logical. The older stuff looks maybe heat-related. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
PMD.
If you overlap the images, the damage on the obverse doesn't lineup with the shape, size or placement of the eagles feathers.
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Valued Member
United States
272 Posts |
It looks like something hot came in contact with the coin and melted it a little. Thats not mint damage in my opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
I'm going to vote PMD on this one. There is also something really odd going on with the rim in the 2nd pic. Maybe an ex jewelry piece? |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
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Don't you hate Analysis Paralysis? It's an occupational hazard of numismatics, and can strike without warning at any moment. Yes sometimes it is to much .. other times interesting. I like to make some post, let them a few days and see all the comments. When they get really interesting we read them at local coin shops. Of course seeing a coin in hand is a little easier to evaluate than from pictures. Of course for this coin the most obvious is PMD. It is a little of a puzzle on how so much damage to the obverse was made and not much on the reverse, or that the coin is not even a little bent. I can see where it looks like it was damaged at two different times. I too can image it being in a jewelry piece. Maybe getting hit with a ballpeen hammer to remove it. So now ... what to do with it .. does it still have value .. or should it be sent off to be melted. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My first impression is that it was glued into an album or something of that nature at one time.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
It's history. It's already seen almost 135 years and it's our job to ensure it sees many more, even though this is the best it will ever be.
We're just caretakers. We have to keep it that way.
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Posted 12/28/2014 6:05 pm
